Location: France

09/09/26 5:25 PM

FATF warns of AML risks from land-based casinos, online gaming

    Online-gaming platforms are increasingly used for money laundering and terrorist funding, as the spread of unlicensed and offshore... more
    09/01/26 2:39 PM

    France tightens operator guidance on player fraud

    • Kathryn Evans, IGB
    ANJ, France’s gambling regulator, issued a practical guide aimed at licensed online gambling operators to better identify, document, and... more
    08/24/26 6:11 PM

    France: Berck-sur-Mer off to a strong start for Infiniti casino

    • Phil Martin, G3 Newswire
    After numerous appeals, gaming is once again taking centee stage at the Berck-sur-Mer casino in the Pas-de-Calais region of France. The... more
    07/26/26 7:26 AM

    Polymarket to fight France’s block

    • Ted Orme-Claye, SBC News
    Polymarket has vowed to fight the French gambling regulator’s block of its platform. The New York firm argues that the Autorité Nationale... more
    07/20/26 6:15 PM

    France orders internet providers to block access to Polymarket

    • France 24
    France said Friday it was blocking access to the online prediction market Polymarket, as punters continued to make bets despite a ban... more
    07/15/26 8:06 PM

    What Banijay’s €32bn bet on a market that doesn’t exist reveals about gaming’s new value map

    • Martin Bjoerck, iGaming Business
    How do you build an omnichannel gambling business in a country that bans half the channels? Banijay´s answer arrived on 6 July. The French... more
    07/13/26 8:20 PM

    France: Berck-sur-Mer casino reopens under new operator after renovation

    • Phil Martin, G3 Newswire
    After more than six months of waiting, the casino in the French town of Berck-sur-Mer has finally opened its doors with 65 slot machines,... more
    07/06/26 7:22 PM

    Banijay Gaming to acquire JOA and its 33 casinos in France

    • Ted Menmuir, SBC News
    Banijay Gaming has agreed to acquire the casino network of Groupe JOA, in a move that will expand its position in its home-market of... more
    06/16/26 8:40 PM

    Addiction network calls for ban on athletes, sports personalities promoting gambling in France

    • Patrick Killeen, SBC News
    France’s leading addiction network, Fédération Addiction, has called for a complete ban on athletes and sports personalities promoting... more
    06/11/26 1:33 PM

    Isabelle Falque-Pierrotin: Regulatory consistency stops the normalization of gambling

    • Jake Pollard, SBC News
    Isabelle Falque-Pierrotin has chaired the Autorité Nationale des Jeux (ANJ) since 2020 and, just as she took the helm of the French... more