France’s gambling market generated €14.1bn in gross gaming revenue in 2025, up 3% from the previous year, according to the ANJ. Online gambling produced about €2.617bn, while land-based casinos recorded €2.816bn; PMU’s exclusive-rights revenue fell 2.8% to roughly €1.651bn.
The figures show contrasting performance across France’s online, casino, lottery and horse-racing segments for operators and policymakers.
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France's ANJ examined the excessive- and underage-gambling prevention plans of all licensed operators between November 2025 and March 2026, it said. The regulator approved the plans but issued prescriptions, saying further effort is needed to cut the number of excessive gamblers by 2027. It cited an OFDT estimate of 1,170,000 problem gamblers in 2024, including 360,000 at excessive levels.
Reportedly, France’s online gambling market generated €1.45bn in gross gaming revenue in the first half of 2026. Revenue rose 11% year on year, while online sports betting stakes reached €6.6bn, up 10.6%; the online market accounted for 25.6% of the wider market excluding casinos and gaming clubs.
France's online gambling market generated €1.45bn in gross gaming revenue in the first half of 2026, an increase of 11% on the same period a year earlier, according to figures. The online segment accounted for 25.6% of the overall market excluding casinos and gaming clubs, while activities run by operators holding exclusive rights contracted.
France's ANJ and CNIL published practical guidance on applying data-protection rules in the gambling sector, the report said. The guidance addresses operator obligations including data retention, marketing consent and biometric identity checks, and says it does not create new requirements.
Six weeks after Britain doubled Remote Gaming Duty from 21% to 40% on 1 April 2026, operators have reported limited immediate impact. Lawyers and advisers cited in the report expect the effects to emerge over several quarters through marketing, product economics and player behaviour.
France’s ANJ assessed gambling operators’ action plans between November 2025 and March 2026, according to the report. It approved the plans of La Française des Jeux and PMU with recommendations, while all but one casino-sector plan were approved; the authority also called for further work to protect minors and identify problem gambling.