France’s ANJ approved FDJ United’s betting and lottery programme for 2026, according to the report.
The approval sets the regulatory status of FDJ United’s betting and lottery programme for 2026.
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The European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA) published its 2026 annual activity report, reporting €18bn in combined online gross gaming revenue for its nine operator members in 2025, up 34% from 2024. The association said those members held 401 online gambling licences across 22 European jurisdictions and accounted for about 30% of the region’s online GGR.
The Netherlands Supreme Court ruled on 3 July that gambling contracts made with unlicensed online operators before 1 October 2021 are not automatically void. Players may still seek annulment or damages on specific grounds, but recovery of losses must be assessed case by case. Entain welcomed the ruling, while the report also reports collective claims involving Unibet, Bwin, PartyCasino, PartyPoker and 888.
France’s Autorité Nationale des Jeux said its new algorithm identified about 600,000 online players with a high probability of excessive gambling in the second half of 2025. They represented 8.7% of the licensed online account-based gambling population and generated €1.2bn, or 60% of online gambling GGR; about 300,000 were classed as manifestly excessive. The regulator expects operators to use the tool to improve detection of at-risk gambling.
France's gambling gross gaming revenue reached €14.1bn in 2025, up 3% on 2024, according to the ANJ. Online GGR rose 8.5% to €2,617m, with online sports betting up 10.4% to €1,766m, while FDJ United's group GGR reached €8,706m.
The Netherlands’ KSA issued a directive to Unibet over anti-money-laundering and counter-terrorist-financing breaches, according to the report. The operator reportedly had inadequate customer due diligence, and the action was its third encounter with the regulator in 18 months.