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Conseil d’État upholds ANJ authority to enforce consumer law in gambling

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Source: ANJ (France)

France’s Conseil d’État rejected an appeal by the French online gambling operators’ association on 24 March 2021, upholding the applicability of consumer law to gambling and the ANJ’s authority to enforce it. The ANJ said operators may face its sanctions committee for breaches of applicable laws and regulations when those breaches conflict with state gambling-policy objectives.

Operators may face ANJ proceedings for relevant consumer-law breaches as well as other applicable legal violations.

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France survey finds 39% of 15-17 year olds play hybrid digital games

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.

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