The betting platform Polymarket has pulled the plug on betting for French users. This is because the French Gaming Authority, ANJ, is investigating the platform.
The taxation of gambling in France is about to undergo a major upheaval. As part of the Social Security Financing Bill (PLFSS) for 2025, the Senate approved a series of measures aimed at significantly increasing taxes on gambling, whether physical or online.
Kindred Affiliates has announced a major change to how it handles payments. During a routine audit, the company discovered that some affiliates were using a third party as a beneficiary for their payouts.
The Social Security Financing Bill (PLFSS 2025) is the subject of strong criticism from French sports stakeholders.
The crypto gambling platform Polymarket, where you can bet on almost anything, is under fire in France.
After years of discussions and changes to the law, the municipality of Arnac-Pompadour in the French region of Corrèze has finally given the green light for the arrival of a casino.
On October 31, the European Commission decided that La Française des Jeux (FDJ) does not receive unfair state aid for its monopoly on lottery games and sports betting in France.
The horse racing industry is preparing for an unprecedented mobilization this Thursday, November 7, where a “dead day” will paralyze all races in France.
This Sunday, the French government decided to put on hold the controversial project to authorize online casinos.
France is about to take a decisive step. The government has announced its intention to authorize online casinos, a practice that has been prohibited until now on French territory, as well as in Cyprus.
The French gambling world is not standing still in 2024. In the first half of the year, the industry saw growth of 3.8% compared to the same period last year, excluding casinos.
Things are changing in Kindred’s boardrooms. Following the takeover by la Française des Jeux (FDJ), chairman Evert Carlsson and five other directors have resigned.
At the beginning of October, the French government announced a probable surtax on games of chance to replenish the Social Security coffers.
Illegal, yet wildly popular: millions of French people unknowingly visit illegal gambling sites, including online casinos.
The French gambling giant has seen its stock price plummet following rumours of an increase in gambling tax.
La Française des Jeux (FDJ) has set its sights on dominating the European gambling market. And with the acquisition of Kindred Group Plc, a major player in the online gambling industry, that ambition looks set to become a reality.
