Location: France
French Open hopes AI can help tennis players block death threats and other social media hate, often from gamblers
PARIS (AP) — Frances Tiafoe says he receives death threats via social media after he loses professional tennis matches. Jessica Pegula says... more
France to impose role-model ban in gambling ads, marketing
French gambling regulator Autorité Nationale des Jeux (ANJ) has said that it will prohibit the use of an athlete’s image in gambling... more
France’s GGR sets record in 2022, with gambling activity dominated by monopoly holders
2022 saw French gambling achieve its highest-ever gross gaming revenues of €12.9bn [$13.8bn], recorded across all licensed segments by... more
New bill aims to legalize online casino in France
France’s National Assembly is to consider a bill that could lead to the legalisation of online casino in the country. Introduced this week... more
French regulator slams operators’ safer gambling action plans, rejects six
L’Autorité Nationale des Jeux (ANJ), France’s gambling regulator, has noted “little significant progress” in operators’... more
France: FDJ targeting €2.5bn in 2023 revenue after strong start in Q1
Française des Jeux (FDJ), France’s state-backed betting, gaming and lotteries operator, has reported a stellar start to 2023 trading,... more
French regulator publishes gambling website blacklist
French national regulator l’Autorité Nationale des Jeux (ANJ) has published a blacklist of gambling websites that have been subject to... more
French regulator’s review of betting operators’ marketing flags sponsorship and influencers as ‘points of vigilance’
French gambling regulator l’Autorité Nationale des Jeux (ANJ) has detailed progress on bookmaker marketing guidelines, although rejecting... more
France’s regulator demands drastic lowering of GGR from excessive gamblers
l’Autorité Nationale des Jeux (ANJ), France’s unified gambling regulator, has ordered operators to prioritise reducing their percentage... more
France: FDJ lauds ‘exceptional performance’ of its 2022 recovery
Groupe FDJ states that it is back to its ‘intended Paris IPO trajectory’ following ‘very strong 2022 results’, benefitting from France’s... more
