National Gambling Authority of France ,L’otorité nation des jeux, Anjar) Has published its latest activity ReportPutting a detailed look at how the country’s gambling scenario developed five years after starting major regulatory changes.
Licensed operators have taken steps
In its 2024 reportIndependent authority reporting to Parliament talked about real Progress It has seen Licensed operator As Gambling And Fighting of money laundering,
The agency said in a statement, “There has been adequate progress in fulfilling their obligations in terms of operators preventing excessive gambling and combating money laundering; these efforts are being measured in the action plans investigated by Anjar.”
In April, agency Tight cooperation is said To address among operators to gamble And Low gambling issues.
Said that, Enforcement There is still a major part of the regulator’s work. In 2024 alone, ANJ released Nine restrictionsInvolved Fine Reach out € 150,000 ,$ 175,500,
A particularly serious punishment came January 2025When was killed with a company € 800,000 ,$ 936,000, Good To fail to prevent excessive gamble, a figure ANJ said “an important signal for the entire market”.
The agency is also harassing its efforts to keep unlicensed sites out of reach. Last year, this 1,335 illegal gambling sites blocked access And did it out 231 Administrative Work,
New measures, such as financial transactions, also to ban operators without license and unlicensed.
Good results for self-boycott program
At the same time, more people in France are taking steps to block themselves from gambling.
To choose the number of people Block yourself with gambling Has more than doubled in a few years from nearby 40,000 In 2021 85,000 In 2024. With that rapid growth, France’s gambling regulator is now transferring gear and the problem is making gambling a top priority.
To kick that effort, Anjar Is hosting Seminar But French Senate But 27 JuneWhere the major voices from all over the industry will be found to shape their next stages through 2026.
Refung on the current status of the market, Anj Chair Isabel Phalke-Pyrotin Said:
“A very dynamic market is powered by digitization that has promoted, gambling, which is not a product like any other, yet has become a product of everyday consumption.”
The chair further stated that the purpose of cutting on excessive gambling should be “translated into the responsibility of results” in the context of the fight against gambling addiction, requiring a global approach to the event.
