France Gambling Regulation: Authority, Legal Basis, Licensing Model


Fiscal Snapshot

Basis: Licensed gambling taxation in France is defined under the Code de la sécurité intérieure and successive Finance Acts following the opening of the online gambling market by Law No. 2010-476 of 12 May 2010 and the creation of the Autorité Nationale des Jeux by Ordonnance No. 2019-1015 of 2 October 2019.
REGULATED / LIVE

Status Matrix

Legal status: REGULATED
Operational status: LIVE
Preemption risk: LOW
Market type: HYBRID
Licensing constraint: UNLIMITED

System

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Sources are verified by the system verifier. Publication is fail-closed. TTL=7d (+24h grace).
Region Country Jurisdiction Regulator Topic Model Status Scope Basis Sources
europe fr fr legislature primary-legislation centralized regulated online Law No 2010-476 of 12 May 2010 opened the French online gambling market
europe fr fr anj regulatory-authority centralized regulated both Ordonnance No 2019-1015 created the Autorite Nationale des Jeux as national regulator
europe fr fr anj regulatory-oversight centralized regulated both ANJ supervises licensed gambling operators and market integrity
europe fr fr anj online-gambling licensing regulated online Licensed online gambling limited to sports betting horse betting and online poker
europe fr fr anj sports-betting licensing regulated online Online sports betting licensed under Law 2010-476 and supervised by ANJ
europe fr fr anj horse-race-betting licensing regulated both Horse race betting regulated within the national gambling framework
europe fr fr anj poker-regulation licensing regulated online Online poker authorised under Law 2010-476
europe fr fr interior-ministry land-based-casino licensing regulated land Land based casinos authorised under Code de la securite interieure
europe fr fr anj enforcement centralized regulated both ANJ enforcement powers include sanctions and operator supervision
europe fr fr anj responsible-gambling supervision regulated both Player protection and responsible gambling oversight by ANJ
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