The government of the Comoros says the gambling licences sold in the name of its island of Anjouan have no legal basis, and it has asked the United Kingdom for help. The Guardian reported on 19 October 2026 that the government told it “British citizens have been identified” in connection with an unauthorised licensing regime. It said international cooperation was under way on financial intelligence and police work, including a direct request to the UK government. The Treasury declined to comment. Anjouan licences are now common among crypto casinos, and six of the 17 projects GambleFiHub tracks hold one.
What the Comoros says
A spokesperson for the Central Bank of the Comoros told the Guardian that the regime amounted to “illegal activities” by people “abusively using the name of the Comoros Islands to give themselves apparent legitimacy”. The spokesperson called it a serious concern for the country’s anti-money-laundering efforts and said the government is preparing judicial action locally.
The central bank had already put its position in writing. Its communiqué of 8 December 2025, signed by Governor Younoussa Imani, names the Anjouan Offshore Finance Authority and Anjouan Corporate Services among bodies that are not recognised in the Comoros and have no legal authority to issue financial or banking licences. It adds that no licence has been issued for online betting and gambling, naming “Online Betting, Gaming, Gambling Licenses”. Any claim to operate under a Comorian approval not issued by the central bank is fraudulent, it says.
The London link
The Guardian traced Anjouan Corporate Services, which offers licence guidance from £19,000, to ACS Global Custodian Ltd, a company based at the London offices of the Sorsky family’s Sherm Group. It reported that the company’s bank balance rose from £13,130 to £614,826 in 2025. Harold Sorsky told the newspaper that ACS “does not sell, issue, or otherwise provide gaming licences and has not done so since we took over the company in 2023”, and that the function had been delegated to another provider.
The newspaper counted nearly 1,500 licence holders on the Anjouan gaming register and named BC.Game as probably the best known. An industry source quoted at iGB Live put the appeal plainly: an Anjouan licence costs about £20,000, against £80,000 for Curaçao.
Which tracked projects are affected
Remote gaming licences for Anjouan are listed by the Digital Industries Regulatory Authority (DIRA), which says it licenses under the laws of the Autonomous Island of Anjouan. The central bank’s communiqué does not name DIRA. On 20 October its active register listed 501 licences. Six of our tracked projects have a domain on it: BC.GAME, Rollbit, Chips.gg, Moon Roll, Fairspin and BazedBet.
Two more, DEDPRZ and Owl.Games, have Anjouan licence numbers cited for them that do not appear on the active register. The licence records we opened for BC.GAME and Rollbit both list the Comoros itself among excluded territories. Rollbit already has a Curaçao licence listed as expired and under appeal, while its Anjouan licence record shows the status valid.
Key facts
Comoros position: no online betting or gambling licence issued; Anjouan Offshore Finance Authority and Anjouan Corporate Services have no legal authority to license (Central Bank of the Comoros, 8 Dec 2025).
UK request: Comoros government asked UK authorities for financial-intelligence and police cooperation (The Guardian, 19 Oct 2026).
DIRA active register: 501 licences, checked 20 Oct 2026.
Tracked projects listed: BC.GAME (Twocent Technology Limited), Rollbit (Acacia Tech Ltd), Chips.gg (Notyarg Ltd), Moon Roll (Space Entertainment Ltd.), Fairspin (Taktonum Group N.V.), BazedBet (FjordFront Solutions Ltd.).
Why it matters for GambleFi
A gaming licence is often the first thing a crypto casino shows to players, banks and payment providers. The Comoros is now saying, in its own name, that the authority behind the Anjouan licence has no standing under national law. The six tracked licences were still listed as active on 20 October, and the judicial action the government describes is still being prepared. If the government follows through, the licence many token-linked casinos rely on could stop working as a credential with the partners they need. Our BC.GAME report covers the regulatory pressure that project already faces, and the GambleFi FAQ explains the basics. This is a news report, not betting advice.