Sportaza Licence: Operator, Authority and Timeline

As of 8 October 2026 Sportaza states that it is run by Rocketship Ventures S.R.L. and authorised by the Government of the Autonomous Island of Anjouan (Union of the Comoros) under licence ALSI-202606064-FI2. Until at least October 2024 the brand was instead associated with a Curaçao company and licence 8048/JAZ. This page keeps the two sets of data separate.

Current data

The footer adds that the site "has passed all regulatory compliance checks" and is "legally authorised to carry out gaming activities": this is a statement by the operator about its own licence, not an independent assessment, and it does not concern individual countries.

Interpretation The licence number contains the sequence "202606", which could indicate an issue or renewal in June 2026. We do not have an official document confirming the date of issue.

Historical data

The previous version of this site described that licence as "European": this was an error, because Curaçao is not part of the European Union. We correct it explicitly here.

The number 8048/JAZ corresponds to the "master" licence of Antillephone N.V., one of the entities that, until the 2024 reform, issued sub-licences to hundreds of operators. With the new Curaçao gaming law (LOK), which came into force at the end of 2024, the sub-licence system was superseded and operators had to apply for a direct licence from the Curaçao Gaming Authority or move to other jurisdictions, including Anjouan.

Interpretation Sportaza's move from Curaçao to Anjouan is consistent with this picture, but public sources do not allow it to be dated precisely or its reasons to be known. We treat it as context, not as an established explanation.

Timeline

What an Anjouan licence is

Anjouan is one of the three islands of the Union of the Comoros, in the Indian Ocean, with its own autonomous government. For some years it has issued online gambling licences to international operators, and after the Curaçao reform it has become one of the jurisdictions chosen by operators that did not obtain or apply for the new Curaçao licence.

Presentations published by industry consultants describe issue times of a few weeks, low costs and an obligation for the operator to adopt anti-money-laundering policies, KYC procedures, game testing and responsible gambling tools. These are descriptions by people who sell licensing services and should be read with caution: we found no independent sources on the number of inspections carried out, the penalties applied, or a dispute resolution mechanism available to players.

The Tobique Gaming Commission seal

The Sportaza footer also shows a seal of the Tobique Gaming Commission (Canada), a gaming authority based in New Brunswick, Canada, which issues authorisations to online operators. Casino.guru reports the licence number 0000067 and AskGamblers names the Tobique Gaming Commission as Sportaza's licence. The commission's validation page explains the meaning of the seal: a green mark for a valid licence, a yellow warning for situations to be checked, a red cross for invalid licences.

This second seal does not change the picture: it is in any case a foreign authorisation and does not replace the licence required by the law of the country where you play.

How to check the licence yourself

1. Open the official website and scroll to the footer

   Note the company name, registration number and licence number.

2. Click the authority's seal

   An authentic seal opens a page on the authority's domain (not on the operator's) that shows the verified domain, the holder and the status of the licence.

3. Compare the data

   The domain stated on the validation page must be exactly the one you are visiting, and the holder must match the company in the footer. Be wary of "mirror" sites with different domains.

4. Check the date

   If the validation page shows issue or expiry dates, check that the licence is current.

A seal that is only an image with no link, or that leads to a page of the operator itself, is not a verification.

If the seal shows an invalid licence

If, when you click the seal, the validation page shows an expired or suspended licence or a different domain, do not deposit and, if you have a balance, request the withdrawal in writing immediately. Report it to us from the contact page: we will update this page after checking it. Remember that the seal must open a page on the authority's domain and not on the operator's.

What the licence does not guarantee

• It does not replace the licence required by the law of the country where you play.
• It does not provide a complaint procedure that is documented and easily accessible to the player.
• It does not replace reading the terms: withdrawal limits, bonus rules and grounds for closing the account are decided by the operator.

For an overall assessment of the risk, which also considers data, funds and the operator's behaviour, read Is Sportaza Safe?.

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