The ANJ is shifting into high gear. Since its launch in 2020, France’s gambling regulator has built a regulatory system blending oversight and support. Now it’s zeroing in on gambling addiction France as a core priority.

• In 2024, ANJ entered a new three-year strategy cycle focused on reducing gambling addiction. The aim: reshape the sector’s economic model around less intensive play and less reliance on high-risk users.

• Sanctions were stepped up. Nine penalties were issued in 2024, including one headline-making fine of €800,000 in January 2025 for failures related to player protection. This marked the highest public sanction to date.

• The Conseil d’État backed ANJ’s authority to regulate the offer and marketing strategies of monopoly operators, reinforcing its powers to curb excessive gambling.

• ANJ blocked 1,335 URLs and issued 231 administrative orders in 2024, targeting the illegal gambling sector heavily used by at-risk players. Financial flow blocking was also introduced.

• Voluntary gambling self-exclusion hit a record 85,000 registrations—double the 2021 figure. The database is now growing by 20% annually, raising further alarms.

• ANJ says the current player protection regime isn’t enough. As a next step, it will host a Senate event on 27 June to evaluate current industry obligations and debate potential regulatory upgrades.

• The event aims to compare international best practices and may lead to legal reforms or enhanced inter-agency coordination. Policymakers, operators, researchers, and civil society are all involved.

• According to ANJ president Isabelle Falque-Pierrotin: “Gambling has become a mainstream consumer product, but it’s not one like any other. Our goal is to reduce the number of excessive gamblers and their weight in operator revenues.”

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