Tag Archives: L’Autorité Nationale des Jeux (ANJ)

The gambling authorities of France and Belgium, l’Autorité Nationale des Jeux (ANJ) and the Gambling Commission (BGC), have signed a cooperation agreement. Specifics of the agreement focus around ‘cooperation on a strategic level’ on gambling regulation, particularly regarding player protection and fostering a safer betting environment. To achieve this, the authorities will share and exchange information, conduct joint investigations and …

France’s national gambling regulator  l’Autorité Nationale des Jeux (ANJ) has sanctioned seven unamend operators for exceeding the player return rate (TRJ) ceiling. An ANJ investigation into French bookmakers activities in 2021 found that the seven in question had exceeded the TRJ rate, prompting the regulator to take the case to its Sanctions Committee. The TRJ is an obligation of French …

French gambling regulator l’Autorité Nationale des Jeux (ANJ) has detailed progress on bookmaker marketing guidelines, although rejecting Française des jeux’s (FDJ) promotional strategy.  In a review of 17 licensed independent operators and the two state-licensed companies, FDJ and Pari Mutuel Urbain (PMU), the ANJ concluded that most firms had ‘generally complied’ with guidelines and recommendations adopted in February and October last …

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. …

French gambling witnessed a ‘spectacular year of online growth’, according to the 2021 Market Report published by l’Autorite Nationale des Jeux (ANJ) – French gambling’s unified regulatory authority. Mitigating continued COVID-19 circumstances impacting land-based venues and the sporting calendar, France’s gambling market recorded total GGR turnover of €10.7bn up 7% on FY2020 results of €10bn. Described ‘as the first pillar …

The final quarter of the year saw huge news across a range of areas of the international betting and gaming industry, as two major acquisition sagas concluded – with differing results – and the UKGC made a number of important announcements.  In the second half of 2021, the betting sector closely followed a prominent transatlantic development, as major US player …

Online horse racing betting in France rose substantially last year, suggesting a potential ‘renaissance’ of the sport, according to BtoBet. As part of the Aspire Global brand’s ‘Horse Racing Betting Focus’, it pointed to the latest yearly data available for France, as reported by l’Autorité Nationale des Jeux (ANJ). Total stakes on horse racing betting in France reached nearly €1.5 …

L’Autorité Nationale des Jeux (ANJ) – France’s national gambling regulator – has publicly reprimanded Stake.com and cbet.gg for operating ‘aggressive illegal gambling websites’ that target the French public. The rebuke was made as ANJ secured a ‘blocking order’ by the Paris Court of Justice demanding French internet providers to immediately cease IP access to Stake.com and cbet.gg domains. In its …

Strengthening its compliance remit, l’Autorité Nationale des Jeux (ANJ), France’s unified gambling regulator, has confirmed the appointment of Xavier Asperge as its Director of Technical Expertise and Systems Supervision.  Asperge will be tasked with developing the ANJ’s new tech supervisory unit, the division charged with monitoring and registering all tech-related components of licensed French gambling businesses. A qualified telecommunications engineer, …

l’Autorité Nationale des Jeux (ANJ) has published the first report of ‘Mediateur des Jeux en Ligne’ (Mediateur) – French online gambling’s consumer disputes moderator service. The report forms part of ANJ’s new supervisory framework monitoring French gambling activities, whilst providing greater transparency of its market oversight. Established in September  2019, Mediateur provides an independent dispute moderating service between French online …