France’s ANJ approved gambling operators’ action plans to prevent excessive play and underage gambling after reviewing them from January to March. It called for tighter checks against sales to children and stronger identification and support for excessive gamblers, including additional limits for high-risk products.
Operators must address the ANJ’s requested improvements to player protection and compliance.
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About 100 FDJ United outlets and 50 PMU partner outlets suffered damage or vandalism during protests in France on 17 and 18 October, according to operator figures. FDJ United finance chief Dan Lévy said the unrest had no significant effect on group activity overall, while PMU's Sylvain Dominé condemned the violence and pledged support to affected partners.
Bet365 says France’s Autorité Nationale des Jeux has approved it to operate online sports betting, following an application made in January through its subsidiary Hillside (New Media Malta). The operator plans to enter the French market ahead of the FIFA World Cup, while the ANJ has warned operators against excessive advertising during the tournament.
France’s ANJ approved FDJ United’s 2026 domestic games and betting programme subject to conditions, including changes to scratch cards it considers to involve excessive levels of play. The regulator also rejected an online Amigo launch, kept a freeze on new draw-based lottery games and set limits on scratch-card launches and sales for 2026.
The Nationale ombudsman has declared a complaint by CasinoZorgplicht.nl against the Kansspelautoriteit unfounded. The ombudsman confirmed the KSA was entitled to leave the complaint about Unibet's former Trannel operations untreated, though it did not follow the regulator's reasoning. The complaint concerned the sale of Trannel and the handling of data of about 1.5 million Dutch players.
The Nationale ombudsman has declared a complaint by CasinoZorgplicht.nl against the Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) unfounded, according to a letter from ombudsman Reinier van Zutphen dated 19 October 2026. The ombudsman confirmed that the KSA was entitled not to consider the complaint, although it did not follow the regulator's reasoning. The complaint concerned the sale of Trannel International and the handling of data of about 1.5 million Dutch players.
The Netherlands’ Supreme Court ruled on 3 July that gambling agreements made before the Remote Gambling Act took effect cannot be invalidated under the earlier Betting and Gaming Act, reportedly. The decision concerns claims over pre-regulation losses, including a case brought for about 2,500 former Unibet customers that carried an estimated €75 million liability. FDJ United said the ruling provides certainty; the source says the court rejected the legal basis for these claims.