Tag Archives: ANJ

Belgium blocks Polymarket as blacklisted website

SBC News Belgium blocks Polymarket as blacklisted website

Kansspelcommissie, the Gambling Authority of Belgium, has added Polymarket to its blacklist of illegal gambling websites as of 30 January 2025. Belgian news sources report that the Authority has determined Polymarket to be non-compliant with the Gambling Act of Belgium. Polymarket is reported to have failed to respond to three separate warnings issued by the Kansspelcommissie, which subsequently submitted a …

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French Gambling plays watch-&-wait on government chaos

SBC News French Gambling plays watch-&-wait on government chaos

iCasino working committees are expected to continue, but uncertainty will be ongoing until a new government is appointed, as all industries monitor closely the movements on an embattled President Macron.  France’s online gambling sector is awaiting President Macron’s decision on the appointment of a new Prime Minister to form a government following Michel Barnier’s resignation. Barnier’s government became the first …

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France on the brink as government faces no confidence vote

SBC News France on the brink as government faces no confidence vote

France’s Gambling industry faces an uncertain future with tax rises and iGaming regulation in the balance as Prime Minister Michel Barnier faces a budget showdown with opposition to pass critical balancing measures.  Michel Barnier’s government could be the shortest-lived in France’s history as he faces a vote of no confidence that he is expected to lose this afternoon. The vote …

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Polymarket bows to ANJ command closing French service

SBC News Polymarket bows to ANJ command closing French service

Move comes as news of VIP known as ‘The Polymarket Whale’ was French national rumoured to have won $80m on US elections… The crypto prediction market operator Polymarket has ceased to accept French players after the country’s gambling regulator, the Autorité Nationale des Jeux (ANJ), told it to cease trading in the market.  Polymarket’s profile increased considerably during the US …

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Betclic and Winamax fined by ANJ payout sweep

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The French gambling regulator has penalised bookmakers for exceeding payout ratio limits related to the World Cup, with French media reporting that Betclic and Winamax are among the companies fined. l’Autorité Nationale des Jeux (ANJ), the Regulatory Authority for French Gambling has imposed fines of between €5,000 and €150,000 on eight online sportsbooks for exceeding the maximum payout ratio of …

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AFJEL… iCasino is the Talk of the Town

SBC News AFJEL... iCasino is the Talk of the Town

Discussions at the AFJEL annual conference focused on responsible gambling, licensing and combatting the illegal market… Yet Jake Pollard notes that the potential of France launching its regulated online casino market dominated all leadership discussions.  France’s iGaming industry gathered yesterday for the annual conference organised by its trade body AFJEL and discussions covered the role of AI in addressing problem …

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France sets out iCasino consultation for 2025

SBC News France sets out iCasino consultation for 2025

The government’s move means online casino regulation will be in 2026 at the earliest. France is set to undertake a six-month consultation to assess whether the country will regulate online casino in 2025, thus drawing a line under the question of timing and whether the vertical could be regulated this year. The news follows the meeting of French gambling stakeholders …

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France sets stage for iCasino consultations in 2025

SBC News France sets stage for iCasino consultations in 2025

French casino operators are ready to consult with the government on all the key issues following withdrawal of online casino amendment from the Budget 2025.  Casinos de France, the trade body representing the country’s 200 French land-based casinos, has told Gaming&Co that it is looking forward to discussing online casino regulations when it meets with the government next week, and …

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France postpones Budget amendment on iCasino laws

Betclic CEO Nicolas Béraud calls for regulation of French igaming

The government of France has withdrawn the ‘proposed amendments’ to the 2025 Budget to legislate and launch an online casino market. The decision was announced on Sunday by Budget Minister Laurent Saint-Martin, who stated that further consultations were needed to avoid the negative impacts and job losses warned by regional stakeholders. “There was talk that the government would submit an …

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France’s iCasino future revived by break through amendment

SBC News France’s iCasino future revived by break through amendment

Jake Pollard reports that an amendment introduced over the weekend will kick off the regulatory process that could see the last major western European market regulate its online casino sector.    The French government introduced an amendment over the weekend to regulate online casino and has set in motion the process that could see France become a regulated iCasino market, but …

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