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As France’s web 3-JONUM bill secures its official sign off, the subject of iCasino regulation remains front of stakeholders’ minds of an evolving French gambling marketplace.  France’s digital safety bill was voted through by its parliament nearly two weeks ago and with the approval of the regulations surrounding the web 3 crypto-based gaming products called JONUM bringing to an end …

France’s gambling sector grows as regulator says “demanding regulation is not a brake on growth”. France’s sports betting and gaming operators saw their gross gaming revenues rise 3.5% YoY and reach €13.4bn in 2023. National regulator the Autorité Nationale des Jeux said all market verticals had “recorded GGR growth after a (period of) stabilisation in 2022” linked to Covid19 and …

Efforts to reduce problem gambling are making progress but remain a priority, says French gambling regulator ANJ. The monitoring policy instituted by the Autorité Nationale des Jeux with the aim of preventing excessive gambling has paid off and produced “observable results” over the past 12 months, said the French gambling regulator. ANJ published its fourth report on the actions of …

Française des Jeux (FDJ) will continue to focus on the international development of its lottery and online sports betting and gaming activities to enable the group to become “a leading international gaming” business in 2024 and beyond. Writing in FDJ’s annual report, CEO Stéphane Pallez said the group has set itself the aim to “deploy our strategy with determination” in …

French online gambling operators have been instructed to identify and remove ‘problematic clauses’ related to customer terms and conditions. The command has been issued by Autorité Nationale des Jeux (ANJ), France’s unified gambling authority, as a part of its review of ‘general clauses’ used by online gambling operators. The review was initiated due to customer complaints submitted to Mediateur des …

If Latin America was most often mentioned as the region of focus for both suppliers and operators during ICE London last week, when it came to France all the questions and industry chatter focused on whether online casino (or iCasino as the natives say) regulation was a real possibility in the near-to-medium term. This was perfectly illustrated during the roundtable …

Ahead of ICE London’s opening day, Maarten Haijer, Secretary General of the European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA), outlines the trade body’s proactive approach to 2024’s regulatory agenda, which will likely be disrupted by general elections across multiple markets. The EGBA remains committed to fostering cooperation among operators and key stakeholders to improve standards and harmonisation practices of dynamic and evolving …

The Autorité Nationale des Jeux (ANJ), France’s gambling authority has updated its framework related to how operators should protect minors and players at risk of excessive or pathological gambling. The French gambling regulator said the framework was set up to implement a sustainable and recreational business model among land-based and online operators in the country and while new studies set …

France’s gambling regulator Autorité Nationale des Jeux (ANJ) has placed reducing excessive gambling and the protection of minors at the heart of its 2024-26 strategic plan and has called on all economic and institutional stakeholders to work alongside it to reach those targets. ANJ’s plan marks the end of its first cycle of regulation since it succeeded ARJEL as industry …

Autorité Nationale des Jeux (ANJ), France’s unified gambling authority has updated the list of authorised competitions which licensed operators can offer as betting events/markets. The new ‘sports list’ was drawn up to clarify the process of approving sporting events for wagering and strengthen betting integrity on professional sports. ANJ’s list is made of two components: the competitions and sporting events authorised as betting …