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The Gambling Regulators European Forum (GREF) has appointed Rachel Bezzina, AML Manager of the Malta Gaming Authority (MGA), to co-chair its newly established AML Working Group. Rachel Bezzina will co-chair the Working Group alongside Christophe Vidal, the Chief Coordinator of AML and Fraud Monitoring for l’Autorité Nationale des Jeux (ANJ) – France’s National Gambling Authority. GREF is a forum for …

The European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA) has responded to growing concerns regarding French gambling’s exposure to black market activities, urging relevant authorities to advance discussions on regulating online casino gaming. The Brussels-based trade and standards body expressed its concerns following the publication of a new study commissioned by l’Autorité Nationale des Jeux (ANJ), France’s Unified Gambling Authority. The study’s …

Long-awaited study confirms estimates of illegal market as 3 million French players visit unlicensed sites , as study estimates play on illegal casino to be between €748m and €1.5bn in GGR… Illegal online casinos targeting France are estimated to generate between €748m and €1.5bn in GGR, according to a study commissioned by the Autorité Nationale des Jeux (ANJ), the country’s …

Sources suggest that France’s national lottery operator could be in line for exclusive iCasino licence…   Could lottery operator Française des jeux be about to agree a deal with the French government that would see it become the only company licensed to operate online casino games in the country? According to French industry sources, FDJ and the country’s authorities are working …

l’Autorité Nationale des Jeux (ANJ) has joined French sporting bodies in support of the ‘Paris 2024 Objective’ to strengthen the fight against the manipulation of sports competitions.  Yesterday, ANJ, France’s unified gambling authority, hosted Minister of Sports, Amélie Oudéa-Castéra and executives from the Olympic and Paralympic Games to showcase French betting’s new sports manipulation monitoring system. The new system put …

France’s upcoming hosting of the 2023 Rugby World Cup has prompted l’Autorité Nationale des Jeux (ANJ) to refresh its nationwide safer gambling campaign. The tagline, “Rugby has its codes, so does betting,” will be front and center for the ANJ, France’s unified gambling authority, during rugby union’s premier tournament taking place across France from 8 September to 28 October. For …

Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) Chairman René Jansen has warned European regulatory counterparts and lawmakers that “international cooperation is still required in the field of online gambling”. This notice was issued as Jansen concludes his tenure as chair of the Gambling Regulators’ European Forum (GREF), set to be succeeded by Isabelle Falque-Pierrotin, the President of l’Autorité Nationale des Jeux (ANJ) – France’s unified …

Isabelle Falque-Pierrotin, President of l’Autorité Nationale des Jeux (ANJ), has been elected as the Chairwoman of the Gambling Regulators’ European Forum (GREF). The appointment was confirmed following the conclusion of the GREF annual conference in Bergen, Norway (5-7 June), which featured the participation of 90 executives from 30 European authorities governing gambling. This year’s conference focused on the ‘common interests’ …

Autorité Nationale des Jeux (ANJ), France’s unified gambling authority, has taken a significant step towards tackling growing concerns surrounding French sports sponsorships with gambling operators. Since the summer of 2022, an ANJ research unit has examined the landscape of French betting sponsorships in which it views a “notable 20% increase in sports partnerships with legal gambling operators – from 34m …

2022 saw French gambling achieve its highest-ever gross gaming revenues of €12.9bn, recorded across all licensed segments by l’Autorité Nationale des Jeux (ANJ), the country’s unified gambling authority.  Yet, despite achieving peak GGR results, ANJ’s 2022 market report showcases the ‘disparities of French gambling’ made up of private enterprises competing against operators managing exclusive monopoly contracts.   FDJ and PMU dominate …