Licensed bookmakers in France took €650m in stakes from French punters during the UEFA Euro 2024 championships that concluded on 14 July with Spain becoming European champions for the fourth time, according to the latest figures published by the Autorité Nationale des Jeux (ANJ). The total was less than that recorded during the previous Euros in 2021, said ANJ, but …
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Allwyn UK: National Lottery backs Team GB glory at Paris 2024
Allwyn UK will celebrate an unmissable Olympic and Paralympic Games for UK audiences. This week, the National Lottery will debut its Paris 2024 campaign in support of Team GB Olympian and Paralympian athletes competing in the summer games. As detailed, the campaign “celebrates the unique and authentic role that The National Lottery plays in the journeys of Team GB and …
Read More »BGC backs Labour ambitions to push sports for working class communities
The Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) will support the Labour government’s directive to improve access to grassroots sports for working-class communities. Chairman and former Labour MP Michael Dugher praised the message of new DCMS Secretary of State, Lisa Nandy, that “prioritising support for the grassroots as a visible symbol that those young people matter to us and that sport has …
Read More »Giannis Paraschos, Novibet: No Niche… All sports can be priced & nurtured
Bookmakers seek all competitive advantages when competing in ever-saturated markets. However, too many sportsbooks remain conservative in their sports offerings, unwilling to price or cater to new sports for their customers. Giannis Paraschos, Head of Sportsbook Product at Novibet, tells SBC that no sports can be neglected and branded either as ‘niche-or-novelty’, as all markets can be nurtured to develop …
Read More »ANJ: French gambling hits GGR high note of €13.4bn
France’s gambling sector grows as regulator says “demanding regulation is not a brake on growth”. France’s sports betting and gaming operators saw their gross gaming revenues rise 3.5% YoY and reach €13.4bn in 2023. National regulator the Autorité Nationale des Jeux said all market verticals had “recorded GGR growth after a (period of) stabilisation in 2022” linked to Covid19 and …
Read More »iCasino the main draw for France at ICE 2024
If Latin America was most often mentioned as the region of focus for both suppliers and operators during ICE London last week, when it came to France all the questions and industry chatter focused on whether online casino (or iCasino as the natives say) regulation was a real possibility in the near-to-medium term. This was perfectly illustrated during the roundtable …
Read More »ANJ keeps close eye on advertising coverage for France’s Olympic summer
The promotional budgets of French-licensed online sports betting and gaming operators will increase by 14% on an annual basis and reach €670m in 2024, with 30% of that figure to be spent between May and July to coincide with the UEFA Euro 2024 football tournament and the Olympic Games in Paris. The figures, published by the French gambling regulator Autortié …
Read More »ANJ backs Paris 2024 Objective to strengthen French sports against corruption
l’Autorité Nationale des Jeux (ANJ) has joined French sporting bodies in support of the ‘Paris 2024 Objective’ to strengthen the fight against the manipulation of sports competitions. Yesterday, ANJ, France’s unified gambling authority, hosted Minister of Sports, Amélie Oudéa-Castéra and executives from the Olympic and Paralympic Games to showcase French betting’s new sports manipulation monitoring system. The new system put …
Read More »FDJ signs LGBT+ ‘inclusion in French business’ charter
Française des Jeux (FDJ), France’s national lottery operator, has deepened its collaboration with L’Autre Cercle, an LGBT+ advocacy group, in a strategic effort to bolster diversity and inclusion within its organisation and business units. The partnership includes the signing of ‘L’Autre Cercle’s LGBT+’ Community Charter, to help reinforce FDJ’s commitment to the inclusivity of all genders and socio-demographics in the …
Read More »ANJ tightens French betting sponsorships rules
Autorité Nationale des Jeux (ANJ), France’s unified gambling authority, has taken a significant step towards tackling growing concerns surrounding French sports sponsorships with gambling operators. Since the summer of 2022, an ANJ research unit has examined the landscape of French betting sponsorships in which it views a “notable 20% increase in sports partnerships with legal gambling operators – from 34m …
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