France reminds public of gambling self-exclusion rights

Thursday, January 8, 2026 7:51 PM
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  • Ted Menmuir, SBC News

French audiences have been reminded of their rights to be removed from all gambling communications and promotions via voluntary self-exclusion.

On Monday 5 January, l’Autorité Nationale des Jeux (ANJ), the Gambling Authority of France, launched a new digital campaign to enhance public awareness of “Interdiction Volontaire” — the national self-exclusion register for gambling harms.

The campaign has been developed in partnership with French digital media outlet BRUT, with the aim of presenting audiences with “real testimonies” on gambling addiction, its risks and its consequences.

The series is led by the testimony of recovering addict Bilel, a former gambler reflecting on his addiction and his decision to protect himself through the voluntary gambling self-exclusion scheme offered by the ANJ.