Revealed: African island fights offshore gambling network linked to UK family
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Key context: <p>London-based property investors deny selling licences to casinos claiming to be based on Anjouan, a tiny Indian Ocean island</p><p>The island of Anjouan, rising out of the Indian Ocean between Mozambique and Madagascar, is a corner of the Earth that few people have heard of, let alone laid eyes on.</p><p>Known as Nzwani in the local language, this tiny volcanic island – one of a collection that make up the Union of Comoros – counts ylang-ylang oil and vanilla among its chief exports.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/oct/19/revealed-britons-using-an-african-islands-name-to-aid-underground-gambling">Continue reading...</a> This development from The Guardian highlights ongoing changes in the sector.
London-based property investors deny selling licences to casinos claiming to be based on Anjouan, a tiny Indian Ocean islandThe island of Anjouan, rising out of the Indian Ocean between Mozambique and Madagascar, is a corner of the Earth that few people have heard of, let alone laid eyes on.Known as Nzwani in the local language, this tiny volcanic island – one of a collection that make up the Union of Comoros – counts ylang-ylang oil and vanilla among its chief exports. Continue reading...
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