Rank #49 · Operator profile

Honeymoney

Fenix-licensee sister returning HTTP 403 Forbidden from our test location.

Score
5.2/10
Bonus
Not visible from our test location
Licence
Anjouan
Test access
HTTP 403 (Forbidden)
Licence
Anjouan
Licence no.
ALSI-202509033-FI1
Licensee
3-102-937046 SRL
Domain
honeymoney.com
KYC threshold
Not visible from our test location
Licence expires
September 15, 2026
Check status
Marc Hessel Last reviewed May 24, 2026

Honeymoney is one of six consumer brands under Costa Rican entity 3-102-937046 SRL and Anjouan licence ALSI-202509033-FI1, the same licensee as Fenix.casino, Cryptoboss, Unlim, Casinohype, and Auf Casino1 . Honeymoney returned HTTP 403 (Forbidden) from our test location at time of writing, which is a distinct restriction signal from the loader-shell pattern its three sister Russian-language brands display. The licence remains valid. This is a profile, not a tested review.

HTTP 403 vs HTTP 451 vs HTTP 401

HTTP 403 Forbidden is the server explicitly refusing to serve the request, distinct from the other restriction codes we’ve documented across the Anjouan register:

A 403 can mean several things from an external observer’s perspective: a WAF / bot-protection layer denying our IP class; a geo-block implemented at the application layer rather than as a 451; a server configured to refuse unauthenticated GET requests; or an operator-side defensive posture toward automated traffic. We have no way to disambiguate which from a 403 alone.

For a prospective player visiting honeymoney.com from a different IP class (e.g. a residential connection in the operator’s target market), the 403 may or may not appear. The brand surface is therefore not reliably accessible from automated tooling but may render normally for the operator’s intended audience.

What we cannot verify

With a 403 response, we cannot quote any operator-published material: no cashier, no T&Cs, no bonus surface, no language confirmation. The “money” in the brand name is suggestive but not informative; many gambling brands lean on money-coded naming without any deeper meaning.

Where Honeymoney sits in the six-brand stable

3-102-937046 SRL operates a six-brand stable. By accessibility pattern from our test location:

The 403 sets Honeymoney apart. Whether this is a defensive posture, a different stage in the operator’s brand lifecycle, or a different IP-class policy is something only the operator can answer.

What the Anjouan licence actually covers

Honeymoney is licensed by the Anjouan Gaming Authority, the regulatory body established on the autonomous island of Anjouan (one of the three islands that make up the Union of the Comoros in the Indian Ocean). Anjouan's modern iGaming licensing framework was relaunched in 2023–2024 by Anjouan Licensing Services Inc., the exclusive licence administrator, and has been adopted at scale since by operators that previously sat under Curaçao's old master-licence system. The operator's licence number is ALSI-202509033-FI1, listed as valid on the official Anjouan licence register.

What the licence does

  • Operator vetting at issue. The framework requires KYC on beneficial owners and directors, clean criminal-record checks, source-of-funds documentation, a written business plan, and AML/KYC/responsible-gaming policies before the licence is issued.
  • Game-software certification. Operators must use certified RNG technology, with provider certificates submitted as part of the licensing pack.
  • Segregated player funds. Operators must hold player balances in accounts separate from operating funds. This is the single most consequential player-protection clause in the framework.
  • Formal complaint process. Operators must publish a complaint-handling procedure and respond to player disputes within the timeframes defined by the regulator.
  • Public register and seal verification. Every licensed operator appears on the official register with licence number, issue and expiry dates, status, and authorised domains. Operators may display a seal whose ID resolves to the register entry in real time.

What the licence does not do

  • No binding third-party adjudication. Anjouan provides a formal complaint process between player and operator, but it does not offer the binding ADR (alternative dispute resolution) tier that regulators like the UKGC or MGA mandate. If the operator refuses to pay, the regulator can revoke the licence — but does not order the operator to pay the player.
  • No deposit caps or central self-exclusion. Unlike MGA, UKGC, KSA, or Sweden's Spelpaus, Anjouan does not run a cross-operator self-exclusion register or impose mandatory deposit limits. Self-exclusion is a per-operator setting; players who want cross-operator protection have to rely on GamStop / Cruks / Spelpaus where applicable.
  • Disputes from excluded territories are not mediated. The Anjouan Gaming Board explicitly excludes mediation for players based in jurisdictions the operator was supposed to block. If you played from a restricted country, the regulator will decline the case.
  • No public dispute decisions database. There is no published archive of operator complaints and rulings comparable to the UKGC's enforcement-action page or the MGA's player-complaint summaries. Track-record information has to be reconstructed from third-party sources (Trustpilot, AskGamblers, casino-forum threads).
  • Limited recourse outside the licence. Anjouan's jurisdiction is the autonomous island, not the Comorian Union. Comorian union-level law treats most gambling as prohibited, which creates a structural mismatch: the licence is real and the regulator acts, but it operates entirely within the island's autonomy carve-out.

How this compares to other offshore licences

Anjouan sits in the same operational tier as the new Curaçao LOK framework (issued directly by the CGB since 2024, replacing the old master/sub-licence system) and Tobique (Canadian First Nation regulator that took over from Kahnawake for many crypto operators). All three offer real but light-touch licensing: operator vetting at issue, mandated segregated funds, formal complaint handling, no binding third-party arbitration, and minimal ongoing player-protection infrastructure compared to MGA, UKGC, or KSA.

In practical terms: an Anjouan licence means the operator has been vetted by a regulator that exists, will respond, and can revoke. It does not mean a player will be made whole by the regulator if the operator decides not to pay. Players who want that should play at UKGC, MGA, or comparable-tier operators, accepting the friction (KYC at every turn, withdrawal holds, deposit limits) that comes with that protection.

Our analytical position

Honeymoney is a Fenix-licensee sister brand that returned HTTP 403 from our test location, distinct from the loader-shell pattern of its three sister Russian-language brands. The licence remains current. Score reflects: same-licence Anjouan baseline (neutral), restrictive 403 response from external test (mild negative for evaluability, neutral for the operator’s intended audience), six-brand-stable portability concern (mild negative).

Score: 5.2 / 10.

Frequently asked questions

Why did Honeymoney return HTTP 403?

HTTP 403 (Forbidden) is the server refusing the request without surfacing a jurisdictional (451) or credential (401) reason. This can be a bot-protection block, an application-layer geo-policy, or a server configuration. We have no way to disambiguate from a 403 alone.

Is Honeymoney the same operator as Fenix.casino?

Same licensee, different consumer brand. Both operate under 3-102-937046 SRL on Anjouan licence ALSI-202509033-FI1.

If I see a 403 when I visit Honeymoney, what should I do?

Confirm you are not behind a VPN that the operator may filter out; check the operator's official communication channels (if any) for outage notices; otherwise treat the brand as unreachable and consider the sister brands instead.

Does the 403 mean my country is blocked?

Not necessarily. A 403 does not surface a jurisdictional reason the way an HTTP 451 does. The 403 may be a bot-protection layer, a region-specific application-layer block, or a server-config artefact.

When this might not apply to you

If you connect from the operator’s intended target IP class, the 403 may not appear. We cannot verify operator-side facts from a 403 response. The Anjouan framework does not include cross-operator self-exclusion.

References

  1. Anjouan licence register entry (3-102-937046 SRL) , Anjouan Gaming Authority