Source: ANJ (France)
France’s ANJ and the Union nationale des associations familiales (Unaf) signed a partnership agreement on 15 December 2020, the regulator said. Their planned work includes a study of family views on minors’ gambling, awareness materials and training for professionals in Unaf’s network.
The agreement sets out joint work on preventing excessive gambling and protecting minors.
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The Gambling Regulators European Forum (GREF 2025) took place in Athens on 26-28 May, organised by the Hellenic Gaming Commission (ΕΕΕΠ), according to the regulator. More than 120 delegates from 27 countries attended, a record for the event, and Greece hosted the forum for the first time. ΕΕΕΠ acting deputy director general Antonios Alexiou was elected to the GREF board for the first time.
France’s National Assembly approved amendments to the Professional Sport Bill that would require online sports betting operators to apply specific limits for users aged 18 to 25. The amendments allow a loss-limit system but do not set its amounts; those would be determined later through regulation after consultation with the ANJ, if the bill completes its legislative process.
French lawmakers approved amendments to the Professional Sports Bill that would require licensed sportsbooks to apply loss limits to customers aged 18 to 25. The government would set the cap through secondary legislation after consulting the ANJ, and the threshold has not yet been determined.
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France’s ANJ and the Fédération Addiction signed a partnership on 23 July 2024 to strengthen gambling-harm prevention and protect minors through joint work. They plan to run joint training and publish guidance on gambling regulation for addiction professionals in 2024, the ANJ said.