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Groupe FDJ states that it is back to its ‘intended Paris IPO trajectory’ following ‘very strong 2022 results’, benefitting from France’s post-COVID recovery and World Cup 2022 performance.  Publishing its full-year 2022 results, FDJ achieved corporate revenues of €2.49bn, up 9% on FY2021 comparative results of €2.2bn. The Paris EuroNext group hailed an “exceptional environment” for all units that achieved …

l’Autorité Nationale des Jeux (ANJ), France’s unified gambling regulator, has stated that it is satisfied by the outcomes of its ‘World Cup assessment’, in which licensed operators observed its order ‘to reduce advertising pressure’.  As anticipated by ANJ, World Cup 2022 broke all previous French wagering records, as the event generated a total volume of €597m in stakes and €70m …

Sorare, the collectable NFT football game, will expand free-to-play access on its platform in response to concerns by French gambling authority l’Autorité Nationale des Jeux (ANJ). Since March, ANJ had scrutinised Sorare due to concerns about its NFT platform’s legibility to maintain customer protections, underage gaming and money laundering risks.  Founded in 2018, Sorare is an Ethereum blockchain-built football game …

French online gambling operators have pledged to reduce their advertising coverage during the World Cup, observing new rules and standards imposed by l’Autorité Nationale des Jeux (ANJ).  Yesterday, ANJ, France’s unified gambling regulator, published its ‘Four Commitment Charter’ introducing new rules to ‘de-intensify’ gambling advertising across the media verticals of TV, radio, display and digital marketing. At the start of …

l’Autorité Nationale des Jeux (ANJ), France’s unified gambling regulator, has published new guidelines on the promotion of gambling offers and incentives to consumers.   The guidelines form part of the regulator’s wider review of French gambling’s advertising standards, currently undertaken with the media agencies of ARPP – France’s Professional Advertising Regulatory Authority and ARCOM – the Audiovisual Communication Regulator.   At the …

l’Autorité Nationale des Jeux (ANJ), France’s unified gambling regulator, has announced the formation of a new ‘Sanctions Committee’, charged with overseeing the disciplinary duties of French gambling.  Comprising six members representing France’s government, judiciary and legal systems, the Sanctions Committee will work independently from the ANJ on disciplinary matters. The committee will be chaired by Council State, ‘rapporteur public’ Frédéric …

l’Autorité Nationale des Jeux (ANJ), France’s unified gambling regulator has relaunched ‘Evalujeu’ an online service that provides the public with self-evaluation tests on problem gambling. Recognised as a ‘vital safety component of France’s gambling network’, Evalujeu has operated since 2015 helping the public evaluate their gambling habits. The website allows users to answer questionnaires related to gambling and provides evaluated …

L’Autorité Nationale des Jeux (ANJ), has published its H1 2022 market report detailing mixed results for the make-up of French gambling.  France’s gambling sector recorded a total market turnover of €5bn, up 7% on comparative H1 2021 results of €4.9bn. The market’s headline growth reflected the post-pandemic recovery of French monopoly operators, FDJ and PMU, who generated respective GGRs of …

l’Autorité Nationale des Jeux (ANJ), France’s national gambling regulator, has announced changes to its governance overseeing the redevelopment of France’s unified gambling laws.  The decision has been approved by Bruno Le Maire, the French government’s  Minister of Economy, Finance and Industrial and Digital Sovereign. The ANJ will maintain its current board make-up of nine members, including President Isabelle Falque Pierrotin. …