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l’Autorité Nationale des Jeux (ANJ), France’s unified gambling regulator, has ordered operators to prioritise reducing their percentage share of gross gaming revenues (GGR) generated from ‘problematic players’.  The initiative was called upon by ANJ’s board following its review of action plans on the “prevention of excessive or pathological gambling” submitted by licensees in 2022. Problematic gambling is recognised as “French …

Kindred Group has announced that it has expanded its #AuCoeurDuFootball French football grassroots campaign to embrace and support all amateur sports across France.  The announcement sees the firm’s headline French civic campaign rebadged as #AuCoeurDuSport – #SportsatHeart – and will allow all French grassroots/amateur clubs to apply for direct reimbursements on sports kits and equipment, saving each club on average …

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 …

French authorities need to do more to regulate online casino games and counter the wider threat of illegal gaming, according to a prominent c-level executive in the country. Nicolas Béraud, Founder and CEO of Betclic, shared his views on French regulation with radio station franceinfo, arguing that the government must bring icasino regulations in line with those imposed on wagering. …

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 …

Groupe FDJ continues its M&A expansion, announcing that it has entered an agreement to acquire French racebook operator ZEturf Group. This morning FDJ notified investors that it had concluded negotiations with ZEturf leadership, settling on “a transaction valued at €175m”. Founded in 2001 by the Rohan Chabot family, ZEturf operates the ZEbet online racebook, which in 2004 was granted rights …

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 …