Source: ANJ (France)
France’s ANJ said its college reviewed 2022 action plans submitted by 202 casinos, seven gaming clubs and racing companies. It identified progress areas including the detection and support of excessive gamblers, and called for stronger protection of minors by racing companies.
ANJ’s review highlights operator priorities for supporting excessive gamblers and strengthening protection of minors.
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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.
FanDuel said it carried out more than 58,000 manual responsible gambling reviews over the past year and described its monitoring practices on a Fast Facts page. The company says its systems flag behavioural indicators for human review, which can lead to education, account limits or exclusion; it also cited free support resources through Kindbridge Behavioral Services.
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.
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.
SOFTSWISS said its responsible-gambling team reviewed around 16,000 cases in the first half of 2025, including self-exclusion requests, proactive interventions and behavioural checks. The company also cited staff training and work with its AML, legal and complaints teams among its activities.