Most consultancies publish glossy brochures and leave the pricing conversation until you are already deep in a sales call. We do not work that way. Below is every fee you will encounter when obtaining an Anjouan gaming licence through ICOS, broken into regulator charges and ICOS service fees, with no figures omitted.

Regulator and Company Formation Costs

The Anjouan Gaming Authority, administered through the Anjouan Licensing Services and Inspectorate (ALSI), charges fees that are fixed by regulation. These go directly to the authority and are not subject to any markup by ICOS.

The core annual regulator fees are:

• B2C gaming licence fee: EUR 13,300 per year
• ISP monitoring and backup: EUR 1,700 per year
• Compliance Officer authorisation: EUR 2,000 per year, per authorised person

That brings the baseline annual regulator total to EUR 17,000, assuming one Compliance Officer. If you authorise additional officers, each adds EUR 2,000 to that figure.

Before the licence is issued, you will also need an International Business Company (IBC) incorporated in Anjouan. The cost depends on the route you take. Through ICOS's managed formation service, expect EUR 1,200 to EUR 1,800. If you go via a full registered agent route independently, that rises to approximately EUR 3,100. Most clients use the ICOS managed route because it is faster and better coordinated with the ALSI submission timeline.

Due diligence fees for up to four directors and UBOs come to EUR 1,700. Additional domains beyond your primary domain are charged at EUR 500 to EUR 2,000 per domain per year, depending on complexity.

One significant advantage of the Anjouan jurisdiction: there is no gross gaming revenue (GGR) tax, no corporate income tax on offshore earnings, and no minimum share capital requirement. For a startup operator, that matters considerably.

ICOS Service Fee

ICOS charges a one-time application service fee of EUR 7,500. This is a fixed, flat price. There is no sliding scale based on projected turnover and no percentage-based uplift.

That fee covers the full scope of work required to get your licence issued:

• Full document preparation, including KYC packs, AML/KYC policy suite, business plan, and articles of association
• IBC formation management from incorporation through to registration
• ALSI application submission and ongoing liaison with the regulator throughout review
• Due diligence coordination for all directors and UBOs
• Four months of post-licence compliance support

The four months of included support covers first renewal cycle preparation guidance, AML/KYC monitoring setup, verification of your complaints and self-exclusion processes, and handling any regulator queries that arise during your go-live period. For most operators, the first 90 days post-licence are where compliance gaps surface. Having that support in place without additional billing is a practical buffer.

Total Year 1 Cost (ICOS Package)

Here is the full Year 1 picture when using the ICOS managed route:

A few things this table excludes: nominee directors or shareholders (optional, EUR 4,000 to EUR 6,000 each), additional domain registrations, and any fees arising from a complex UBO structure requiring additional due diligence. If your structure is straightforward and you do not need nominees, EUR 27,400 is a reliable working figure.

Year 2 and Beyond

Once the licence is active, the annual overhead shifts to regulator renewal fees and ongoing compliance support. The ICOS monthly retainer is optional, but in practice, most clients retain it because the 90-day KYC document freshness requirement and the 6-week renewal preparation lead time are not administrative tasks most operators want to manage in-house.

The range in the regulator renewal line reflects whether your Compliance Officer authorisation count changes and whether you hold additional domains. If your operation stays at the baseline, EUR 13,300 plus EUR 1,700 in due diligence is the floor.

What the Monthly Retainer Covers

The EUR 800 per month retainer (or EUR 650 on the annual contract) covers the ongoing compliance work that keeps a live licence in good standing. Specifically:

• Annual renewal management, including the 90-day KYC document freshness checks and coordination with ALSI within the 6-week lead time that ICOS recommends ahead of each renewal window
• AML/KYC programme annual review, ensuring your policies reflect current ALSI expectations
• Complaints and ADR monitoring, verifying your process meets the standards set at the point of licensing
• Regulatory update monitoring, performing weekly checks we run against ALSI publications and any relevant regional regulatory activity
• Policy updates when the framework changes, so your documentation does not fall behind
• Responding to regulator information requests, drafted and submitted on your behalf

The monthly retainer is paid quarterly in advance.

The Annual Contract Option

If you commit to the annual contract at EUR 650 per month, you pay EUR 7,800 for the year. Against the month-by-month rate of EUR 800, that saves EUR 1,800 annually.

There is an additional incentive worth knowing. If you sign the annual contract before the four months of included post-licence support expires, month five of your retainer is free. That gives you 13 months of compliance coverage for the price of 12. For most operators, the maths makes the annual contract the obvious choice unless cash flow in the early months is constrained.

The annual retainer is paid annually in advance.

What Is Not Included

Transparency works in both directions. The following costs are not covered by the ICOS service fee or the monthly retainer:

• Regulator fees, which are paid directly to ALSI and not routed through ICOS
• IBC registered agent annual maintenance, paid directly to the agent (variable, typically EUR 600 to EUR 1,200)
• Nominee director and shareholder fees, if applicable to your structure
• RNG certification costs, applicable if you are developing proprietary gaming software rather than integrating a certified third-party platform

Please keep in mind these external costs are subject to change at any time.

Get a Confirmed Quote in 24 Hours

The figures above apply to the standard application. Your structure may affect one or two line items, but in most cases the numbers hold.

If you want a confirmed quote specific to your company structure, the ICOS intake form takes three minutes to complete. You will receive a written quote within 24 hours.