Source: ANJ (France)
France's ANJ made reducing the share of gaming revenue generated by excessive gamblers a priority for 2023, after reviewing licensed operators' action plans. The regulator said all operators had made significant progress in 2022 on preventing excessive gambling and underage play.
Operators should address excessive gamblers’ contribution to gaming revenue in their player-protection measures.
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European gambling regulators met in Halle (Saale), Germany, on 4 November 2026, with the GGL hosting and Italy’s ADM represented by Elisabetta Poso. The authorities discussed cross-border information sharing and cooperation on illegal online gambling, advertising rules and prediction markets, which the GGL said raise similar regulatory questions across jurisdictions.
European gambling regulators met on 4 November 2026 in Halle (Saale), Germany. The agenda covered action against illegal online gambling, rules on advertising and the regulation of prediction markets.
France's ANJ cited research on hybrid video and gaming products, with 39% of respondents saying they had played them. The authority said video games can foster behaviours resembling excessive and problem gambling among French adolescents.
An ENJEU-Mineurs 2025 survey by ARPEJ with France's ANJ found 39% of 15-17 year olds played hybrid digital games in the previous 12 months. Games with casino-style elements were the most common form at 26.3%, followed by free demo casino games at 18.1% and social casino games at 16.6%. Among these young players, 15.6% said they had spent money on such games.
A survey of French adolescents found that 39% of 15-17 year olds said they had taken part in at least one hybrid digital game in the 12 months before the study, according to the ENJEU-Mineurs 2025 survey conducted by ARPEJ in collaboration with France's ANJ. The survey combined quantitative and qualitative data on the behaviour, motivations and perceptions of French adolescents towards games that sit between video games and gambling, and on the risks associated with them.
Some 39% of French teenagers aged 15 to 17 used digital games with gambling-style mechanics in the three months before a survey, and 15.6% spent real money, according to the second part of the ENJEU-Mineurs 2025 study published by ARPEJ with the ANJ. Among those using both hybrid games and gambling, 26% showed a high severity score, against 3.9% of gambling-only participants.
Some 39% of French teenagers aged 15 to 17 used digital games that include gambling-style mechanics in the three months before a survey, and 15.6% made purchases with real money, according to the second part of the ENJEU-Mineurs 2025 study. The study was published on 19 October 2026 by the Association de Recherche et de Prévention sur les Excès du Jeu (ARPEJ) in collaboration with the Autorité Nationale des Jeux (ANJ), France's gambling regulator.
France’s online gambling gross revenue rose 11% year on year in the first half, citing ANJ. Active player accounts reached a record of almost six million, while overall market growth slowed.