Rank #31 · Operator profile
Wisho
Estonia-incorporated Hitz Gaming OÜ holding both Estonian and Anjouan licences; geo-blocked our test IP.
- Licence
- Anjouan + Estonia
- Operator entity
- Hitz Gaming OÜ
- Licence
- Anjouan
- Licence no.
- ALSI (Anjouan; specific number not disclosed on public landing)
- Licensee
- Hitz Gaming OÜ
- Domain
- wisho.com
- KYC threshold
- Not visible from our test location
- Licence expires
- December 31, 2026
Wisho is operated by Hitz Gaming OÜ, an Estonian-incorporated company holding licences from both the Estonian Gaming Control Board (EMTA) and the Anjouan Gaming Authority1 . The dual-jurisdiction structure is unusual in our coverage: most Anjouan operators we’ve profiled hold the Anjouan licence as their primary regulatory framework. Wisho holding Estonia plus Anjouan signals an operator that has invested in the more demanding Estonian compliance regime (which includes consumer-protection requirements roughly comparable to MGA-tier frameworks) and uses Anjouan as a secondary international licence. The wisho.com landing page geo-blocked our test IP (Malta) at time of writing2 . This is a profile, not a tested review.
Estonia + Anjouan: the dual-licence signal
Most Anjouan licensees in our coverage hold the Anjouan licence as their primary regulatory framework, often with Costa Rican corporate structure on the operator entity side. Wisho’s structure is materially different:
- Estonian operator entity: Hitz Gaming OÜ is incorporated under Estonian law, an EU jurisdiction with robust corporate-disclosure and accounting requirements.
- Estonian Gaming Control Board licence: Estonia’s gambling licensing regime (governed by the Hazardous Games Act 2008, administered by the EMTA / Maksu- ja Tolliamet) is meaningfully tougher than offshore-tier frameworks. Operators serving Estonian residents must hold this licence; the consumer-protection requirements include problem-gambling tooling, deposit limits, and self-exclusion infrastructure (the Estonian HAMPI register).
- Anjouan licence on top: The additional Anjouan licence is most plausibly read as expanding the brand’s accessible market beyond Estonia / EU into international jurisdictions where the Estonian licence has no extraterritorial reach.
For a prospective player, this dual structure means two regulatory frameworks apply depending on jurisdiction: Estonian players are protected by Estonia’s framework; international players outside Estonia engage under the Anjouan framework. The protection floor is therefore “whichever applies to your jurisdiction” rather than a single uniform baseline.
The geo-block we observed
From our Malta IP class, wisho.com displayed “We’re not available in this region yet” with a note about VPN/proxy services. This is consistent with operator-side geo-restriction. Two readings:
- Malta is a restricted market for Wisho: Most likely because Malta is the home jurisdiction of the MGA and operators outside the MGA framework often restrict Malta-domiciled access to avoid jurisdictional ambiguity.
- Test-IP filtering: A datacentre IP class may be screened defensively by the operator’s geo-restriction CDN configuration.
A player accessing Wisho from outside Malta and outside the operator’s restricted-list jurisdictions would likely see the normal lobby. We cannot verify cashier or T&C details from a geo-blocked test position.
The Spinwise affiliate cluster context
Wisho carries the Spinwise affiliate-program identifier visible on its footer, the same affiliate program referenced across Tsars, Casoo, Winnerz, Trickz, and Hype Kasino. The Spinwise cluster spans three different operator entities in our coverage:
- TRINK N.V. (Tsars, Casoo), Curaçao
- Hitz Gaming OÜ (Wisho), Estonia
- Feature Buy Ltd. (Winnerz, Trickz, Hype Kasino), Anjouan
The shared affiliate program suggests a single commercial group operating multiple licensed entities in different jurisdictions to optimise for market reach. Per Casino Guru, Wisho is “related to 7 other online casinos”, the cluster spans the brands above.
What the Anjouan licence actually covers
Wisho 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 (specific number not visible on public landing), 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
Wisho is structurally distinctive in our Anjouan coverage: Estonian-EU corporate base plus dual EU + offshore licensing gives it a stronger consumer-protection floor than the typical Anjouan-only operator. The geo-block from our test location prevents us from verifying the cashier surface. Score reflects: dual Estonia + Anjouan licensing as a positive consumer-protection signal (positive), Estonian operator-entity structure (positive), thin externally-visible cashier surface due to geo-block (mild negative), Spinwise cluster portability concern across multi-entity sisters (mild negative).
Score: 5.8 / 10.
Frequently asked questions
Who operates Wisho?
Hitz Gaming OÜ, an Estonian-incorporated company holding both Estonian Gaming Control Board and Anjouan licences.
Is Wisho safer than a typical Anjouan operator?
Wisho's Estonian licence provides consumer-protection requirements (deposit limits, self-exclusion via HAMPI, problem-gambling tools) that are not part of the Anjouan baseline. Estonian-resident players are protected by the Estonian framework. International players outside Estonia engage under Anjouan only.
Why did Wisho geo-block me?
From a Malta IP class, the operator displays a 'not available in this region yet' message. Most likely Malta is on the operator's restricted-jurisdiction list, or the test IP class is filtered by the operator's geo-restriction CDN.
Is Wisho the same operator as Tsars and Casoo?
Same affiliate cluster (Spinwise), different operator entity. Wisho is under Hitz Gaming OÜ (Estonia). Tsars and Casoo are under TRINK N.V. (Curaçao). Treat them as related brands but legally separate operators.
When this might not apply to you
If you connect from Malta or another restricted-list jurisdiction, the geo-block we observed will appear. The Anjouan framework does not include cross-operator self-exclusion; the Estonian licence’s HAMPI self-exclusion register applies only to Estonian-resident players.
What to read next
- The Tsars profile for the TRINK N.V. cluster lead.
- The Hype Kasino profile for the dual-entity Feature-Buy / Hitz arrangement.
- The Winnerz profile for a different-entity Spinwise sister.