CoinPoker wants players to see one comforting phrase:
Fully licensed.
But follow CoinPoker’s licence to its source and the reassuring image begins to collapse.
CoinPoker’s operator is incorporated in Panama. Its gambling certificate comes from a disputed private licensing system in Anjouan, part of the Union of the Comoros. National Comorian law reportedly prohibits gambling. Comorian authorities have called the supposed offshore authority behind the system fictitious in the context of financial licensing. Investigative journalists have described the gambling regulators as private and potentially illegal.
CoinPoker’s current Anjouan certificate was issued only in December 2024—even though CoinPoker says it has operated since 2017.
Meanwhile, CoinPoker maintains country-targeted pages encouraging people to register, deposit and play in markets where it has no national gambling authorisation. Some of those same countries are simultaneously declared “restricted” in CoinPoker’s own terms.
This is not convincing international regulation.
It is an offshore paper shield placed between CoinPoker, its players and the authorities that might otherwise hold it accountable.
The licence appeared seven years after CoinPoker started operating
CoinPoker’s own website says the platform was founded in 2017. Its current terms identify the operator as Panama-incorporated Precise Interactive Inc. and rely upon Anjouan licence ALSI-202412004-FI1. CoinPoker’s history and current Terms and Conditions
The entry inside the Anjouan licensing system says that certificate was issued on 5 December 2024. CoinPoker’s Anjouan licence entry
That leaves an obvious question:
What gambling licence covered CoinPoker’s operation between 2017 and December 2024?
The present Anjouan certificate cannot retroactively regulate seven previous years of deposits, withdrawals, account decisions and real-money gambling.
CoinPoker may have relied on other offshore paperwork during that period, but the certificate currently displayed to players does not explain its earlier operation. Any player who deposited before December 2024 should ask which company accepted the money, which regulator supervised that company and what enforceable player protections actually existed.
CoinPoker cannot erase this gap by placing a new badge in its website footer.
The “regulator” operates within a system Comorian authorities have challenged
CoinPoker’s certificate exists as an entry in the register operated by Anjouan Licensing Services Inc., or ALSI.
But verifying that ALSI lists a licence is not the same as verifying that the Union of the Comoros recognises ALSI’s legal authority to issue it.
A 2024 evaluation published through the Financial Action Task Force states that lotteries and other games of chance are prohibited throughout the Union of the Comoros under its national law. The report repeatedly describes gambling establishments as prohibited in the country. FATF-hosted GIABA evaluation of the Union of the Comoros
Anjouan’s private licensing website claims that the island has separate authority to license online gambling. But that claim exists in direct tension with the national legal position described in the FATF-hosted report.
The licensing website says its governing body is the Anjouan Offshore Finance Authority, or AOFA, with licence administration performed through ALSI. Anjouan Gaming’s description of its authority
In December 2025, the Comoros Ministry of Finance republished a Central Bank warning describing AOFA and related offshore structures as fictitious and accusing them of issuing financial approvals illegally. That warning specifically concerned offshore banking and financial activity—not CoinPoker’s individual gambling certificate—but it directly challenges the legitimacy of the supposed authority under which the Anjouan Gaming system says it operates. Comoros Ministry of Finance and Central Bank warning
This is not a minor administrative disagreement. It goes to the foundation of CoinPoker’s claim to be meaningfully regulated.
Investigators found private companies, hidden identities and questionable legal authority
An extensive 2025 investigation by Australia’s ABC examined the Anjouan licensing operation.
ABC reported that:
- ALSI’s relevant domains were registered only in May 2023;
- the registrations were connected to an offshore-services business operating from Costa Rica;
- ALSI’s website disclosed no directors, board members or physical business address;
- ALSI claimed to have issued more than 1,300 gambling licences;
- former Comoros attorney-general Azad Mzé described ALSI as an illegal entity;
- ALSI and the offshore-services business involved did not answer ABC’s questions.
At approximately €17,000 per licence annually, more than 1,300 licences could represent tens of millions of euros in yearly fees. ABC investigation into Anjouan’s offshore licensing system
A subsequent Le Monde investigation described the legal value of Anjouan gambling licences as highly questionable. It reported that the supposed regulatory websites were administered by a private company and linked the licensing ecosystem to large numbers of opaque gambling operations, player complaints, cryptocurrency flows and alleged non-payment of winnings. Le Monde investigation into the Anjouan casino ecosystem
CoinPoker therefore does not rely on a licence comparable to approval from the UK Gambling Commission, Germany’s GGL or France’s ANJ.
It relies on a certificate issued inside a mass-produced offshore system whose legal authority has been challenged by journalists, a former Comorian attorney-general and Comorian government institutions.
Calling this “fully licensed” without explaining that background is profoundly misleading.
CoinPoker’s own country pages contradict its own terms
CoinPoker’s current terms state that the company does not offer, market or provide its services in restricted territories.
The restricted list includes countries such as:
- Australia;
- Belgium;
- Estonia;
- Germany;
- Spain;
- the Netherlands;
- the United Kingdom;
- the United States;
- and even Comoros itself.
The terms also prohibit players from using VPNs or other tools to bypass geographic restrictions. CoinPoker reserves broad powers to suspend accounts, void transactions and withhold or cancel balances when it concludes that a player accessed the platform from a restricted location. CoinPoker’s current Terms and Conditions
Now compare those declarations with CoinPoker’s own marketing.
Germany: “The best online poker site in Germany”
Germany is expressly restricted under CoinPoker’s terms.
Nevertheless, CoinPoker currently operates a German homepage titled:
“The best online poker site in Germany for real money.”
The page advertises real-money poker, casino games, sports betting, welcome bonuses and registration without upfront KYC. It gives German-speaking visitors instructions for registering, depositing and playing, followed by direct calls to sign up. CoinPoker’s Germany-targeted homepage
CoinPoker does not appear on Germany’s official whitelist of authorised operators. Germany’s national gambling authority explains that online-gambling offers absent from that whitelist are unauthorised and that advertising unauthorised gambling is prohibited. German GGL whitelist and GGL guidance on unauthorised gambling
CoinPoker therefore says Germany is prohibited while running a webpage explicitly selling CoinPoker as Germany’s best real-money poker site.
That is not an outsider’s interpretation. It is a direct contradiction between two current CoinPoker publications.
The Netherlands: restricted in the terms, targeted by the website
The Netherlands is also included in CoinPoker’s restricted-country list.
Yet CoinPoker runs a Dutch page titled:
“Best online poker site Netherlands for real-money online poker.”
It promotes bonuses, real-money games, cryptocurrency and traditional deposits, registration without KYC and immediate play. CoinPoker’s Netherlands-targeted homepage
CoinPoker does not appear in the Dutch gambling regulator’s official guide to licensed providers. Netherlands Gambling Authority’s Kansspelwijzer
Once again, CoinPoker publicly declares a country restricted while operating a customer-acquisition page specifically designed for that country.
France: actively targeted without French authorisation
France is not even included in CoinPoker’s current restricted list.
CoinPoker operates a French page describing itself as the best real-money online poker site “in France.” It advertises poker, casino gambling, sports betting, bonuses, rapid registration and deposits through cryptocurrency, cards, Apple Pay and Google Pay. CoinPoker’s France-targeted homepage
CoinPoker does not appear on the French ANJ’s official list of authorised online-gambling operators. French ANJ authorised-operator list
A translated website alone does not prove that every French visitor can complete every transaction. But this is not merely neutral translation. It is an acquisition funnel explicitly positioning CoinPoker as a real-money gambling site for France and instructing visitors to register, deposit and play.
Spain: CoinPoker’s page recommends a VPN “if necessary”
Spain is listed as restricted. CoinPoker’s terms also expressly prohibit using a VPN to avoid geographic restrictions.
But CoinPoker’s own Spanish PLO5 page tells readers to create an account and play without blocks using a VPN “if necessary.” It then provides instructions for depositing and playing for real money. CoinPoker’s Spanish PLO5 page
CoinPoker does not appear in Spain’s official licensed-operator register. Spanish DGOJ operator register
Spanish-language material can also target players outside Spain. But recommending VPN use “if necessary” directly contradicts CoinPoker’s own prohibition against bypassing geographic blocks.
CoinPoker cannot credibly publish both messages and pretend they are unrelated.
Australia investigated CoinPoker and found illegal service provision
In Australia, the issue went beyond conflicting webpages.
The Australian Communications and Media Authority investigated the CoinPoker service and formally found that its provider had supplied:
- a prohibited interactive-gambling service to Australian customers; and
- an unlicensed regulated interactive-gambling service.
ACMA issued a formal warning and subsequently referred coinpoker.com for blocking by Australian internet providers. ACMA formal warning concerning CoinPoker and ACMA enforcement and blocking report
This is not speculation about whether an accessible website might have accepted local players.
It is an official regulator’s finding that CoinPoker’s service was actually provided illegally to Australian customers.
Australia now appears on CoinPoker’s restricted list. Adding the country to the terms after regulatory intervention does not erase what the Australian authority found.
Market globally, blame the player later
CoinPoker’s structure creates an extraordinarily one-sided arrangement.
Its marketing pages invite visitors to:
- create accounts quickly;
- avoid unnecessary verification;
- claim bonuses;
- deposit cryptocurrency or traditional currency;
- and start gambling immediately.
But its legal terms place responsibility for location almost entirely on the player. If CoinPoker later decides that the player came from a restricted jurisdiction, it reserves the power to close the account, void transactions or cancel balances.
The supposed Anjouan regulator offers little comfort. Its published complaint policy says it does not mediate or adjudicate individual player complaints on their merits. Complaints involving excluded territories fall outside its process. Anjouan Gaming complaint policy
The resulting trap is obvious:
- Country-targeted content attracts players.
- Rapid or anonymous registration reduces barriers to depositing.
- CoinPoker accepts gambling activity.
- The terms later allow CoinPoker to blame the customer’s location.
- The offshore complaint system can refuse to consider the dispute because the customer came from a prohibited territory.
The licence is most visible when CoinPoker wants trust and weakest when a player needs protection.
Which company is actually responsible?
CoinPoker’s current terms identify the operator as Precise Interactive Inc. in Panama.
But CoinPoker’s March 2026 Dispute Resolution Policy identifies Precise IG Solutions B.V. in Curaçao as the contracting company. CoinPoker’s 2026 Dispute Resolution Policy
That is not a harmless spelling difference. These are different corporate names in different countries.
A player trying to bring a claim must determine:
- which company accepted the deposit;
- which company held the player’s funds;
- which company controlled the account;
- which company processed personal data;
- which licence applied at the relevant time;
- and where legal documents can actually be served.
A supposedly transparent and fully regulated gambling operator should be able to identify the responsible legal entity consistently across its central documents.
CoinPoker does not pass that basic test.
Regulatory silence is not proof of corruption—but it is a failure demanding answers
There is currently no public evidence proving that CoinPoker or Antanas Guoga paid government officials. This site will not invent evidence or publish suspicion as an established fact.
It does not need to.
The verified record is already damaging:
- CoinPoker’s offshore licence was issued years after the platform started operating.
- The licence comes from a private system whose legal authority is seriously contested.
- National Comorian law reportedly prohibits gambling.
- CoinPoker markets in countries where it lacks national authorisation.
- Its marketing contradicts its restricted-country terms.
- One CoinPoker page recommends VPN use despite the terms prohibiting it.
- Australia formally found that CoinPoker provided illegal gambling services.
- CoinPoker’s documents identify different operating companies.
- The supposed Anjouan regulator does not adjudicate ordinary player disputes.
The legitimate question is therefore not whether an unproven conspiracy can be imagined.
The legitimate question is:
Why have so many authorities, payment providers, advertisers, technology platforms and gambling-industry partners allowed these documented contradictions to continue for so long?
Australia acted. Other regulators should explain what they have investigated, what they have blocked and why country-targeted CoinPoker marketing remains publicly available.
The real purpose of the Anjouan badge
CoinPoker’s Anjouan certificate does not authorise it in Germany, France, Spain, the Netherlands, Australia, the United Kingdom or any other country requiring national approval.
It does not explain CoinPoker’s first seven years of operation.
It does not resolve the conflict between island-level licensing claims and Comorian national law.
It does not give players an authority that will decide their individual complaints.
It does not explain why CoinPoker’s legal documents identify different companies in Panama and Curaçao.
What it provides is a marketing sentence:
“CoinPoker is fully licensed.”
Behind that sentence sits an offshore company, a disputed private licensing operation, a certificate issued only in December 2024, conflicting corporate identities, unauthorised country-targeted marketing and a complaint structure offering little meaningful player protection.
That is not the kind of regulation ordinary players imagine when they see a licence badge.
It is regulatory theatre.
And CoinPoker’s players deserve to see what is behind the curtain.