France

News & Analysis

France, GambleAware Studies Raise World Cup Addiction Concerns

France’s gambling regulator (ANJ) launched a new addiction prevention media campaign on Monday, as concerns surrounding the impact of the upcoming FIFA World Cup persist.

French Stakeholders Agree To Limit Advertising

A range of gambling industry stakeholders in France have agreed to rein in advertising and sign-up offers as the FIFA World Cup quickly approaches.

News In Brief: October 17-October 21, 2022

Cypriot betting oversight gets lawmaker backing, a surprise fantasy sports bill makes progress in Brazil and Argentine lotteries makes payments alliance to battle illegal gambling.

News In Brief: October 17-October 21, 2022

Cypriot betting oversight gets lawmaker backing, a surprise fantasy sports bill makes progress in Brazil and Argentine lotteries makes payments alliance to battle illegal gambling.

News In Brief: May 2-May 6, 2022

DraftKings finishes its $1.5bn acquisition, former tribal gaming leader found guilty of bribery and new Brazilian lottery details released.

Research & Reports

Market Insight: European Online Gambling

This in-depth report provides insight into the size, structure and growth of 32 European online gambling markets, containing analysis, updated as new information becomes available, sector themes and key market developments bringing stakeholders opportunities, challenges, tailwinds and headwinds.

Interactive Map: Gambling Advertising Across Europe

Advertising is one of the most hotly discussed topics in the European gambling industry. In this map, VIXIO GamblingCompliance shows the current situation regarding gambling advertising in all jurisdictions. The map highlights the differences among the countries that allow, partially prohibit or forbid gambling advertising.

Market Insight: European Lotteries

This in-depth report provides insight into the size, structure and growth of 30 European lottery markets, containing analysis, updated as new information becomes available, of sector themes and key jurisdictional and lottery-level developments including growth trends by game category and channel shift towards online sales.

EU Online Gambling Outlook 2020

Despite the fact that EU countries are generally some of the most mature markets when it comes to regulating online gambling, a few have yet to issue any licences. In Germany, the latest amendments to the gambling regulatory framework entered into force at the beginning of 2020, allowing for an unlimited number of online sports-betting licences to be issued straightaway.

Special Report: Global Approaches to Sports-Betting Rights & Integrity Fees

This report addresses how major international jurisdictions have approached, or are preparing to approach, the sometimes thorny issue of whether sports bodies should be recognised, and even compensated, in legislation authorising betting on their games.

Data & Forecasts

Betclic Everest Group Report - 2019 to 2022Q3

Latest half-yearly data from Betclic Everest Group via Dutch-listed FL Entertainment. The data released for the operator contains the following information: Net gaming revenue by product category, adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA margin. There are approximately 60 data points in this document.

Market Monitor: European Online Gambling

This quarterly report contains a comprehensive overview of available data on the €25bn+ European online gambling sector. Jurisdictional market size figures and year-on-year growth rates are supplemented by an interactive dashboard and standardised, comparable data on betting-gaming splits and online penetration rates.

France - La Française des Jeux Report - 2002 to 2022Q3

Latest quarterly data from La Française des Jeux (FDJ) of France. The data released for the operator contains the following information: Total stakes versus gross gaming revenue, a breakdown of player stakes by gaming type and product line, network indicators, group net profit, online channel indicators, redistribution of stakes and player statistics. There are approximately 660 data points in this document.

France - ANJ Online Gambling Report - 2010 to 2022H1

The French online gambling market cleared €2bn for the first time in 2021, aided by sustained channel shift and growth in betting per active player more so than growth in the number of active players. Successive year-on-year declines in quarterly sportsbook wagers, feeding through to a double-digit decline in overall fourth-quarter revenue, nevertheless serve as warning signs that growth is likely to reverse in the first half of 2022 against tough 2021 comparatives.

Market Monitor: European Land-Based Gaming

This report aggregates available, sourced data on regulated land-based gaming markets across Europe, split between casinos and non-casino gaming venues. Market size and annual growth comparisons across 28 reporting European countries can also be visualised via an interactive dashboard.