Relax Gaming obtained a B2B licence in Anjouan in November 2025, reportedly to serve operators licensed there. Parent company FDJ United said Relax acts solely as a business-to-business service provider; other reporting cited concerns about Anjouan’s licensing oversight and alleged links to illegal gambling sites.
The licence raises questions for suppliers and operators about serving businesses under Anjouan authorisation.
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FDJ United plans to review its online betting and gaming portfolio, a process that could lead to exits from some markets or asset sales, the company said in its first-half 2026 results. CEO Stéphane Pallez cited higher gambling taxes among the pressures on performance; first-half EBITDA fell to €404m from €441m a year earlier.
FDJ United reported first-half revenue of almost €1.8 billion, down 4.5% year on year, and attributed the decline partly to higher gaming taxes in some markets. The company said UK and Netherlands headwinds weighed on results; excluding those markets, gross gaming revenue would have risen 6.6% and revenue 0.6%. FDJ United also said it would review its online betting and gaming market portfolio and non-core payment and services assets.
FDJ United said it was reviewing its online betting and gaming operations and non-core assets after higher gambling taxes weighed on first-half earnings. The company is considering possible market exits for parts of its online business and divestments of non-core assets, but did not identify specific markets or assets. First-half adjusted net profit fell 19% to €180 million.
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.
The Netherlands Supreme Court ruled on 3 July that gambling contracts made with unlicensed online operators before 1 October 2021 are not automatically void. Players may still seek annulment or damages on specific grounds, but recovery of losses must be assessed case by case. Entain welcomed the ruling, while the report also reports collective claims involving Unibet, Bwin, PartyCasino, PartyPoker and 888.