France’s gambling regulator ANJ has published its H1 2026 market report. The French online gambling market grew 11% to EUR 1.45 billion in gross gaming revenue (GGR). Sports betting and poker drove the increase – see more details:

• Overall market: French gambling GGR (retail & online) reached EUR 5.66 billion in H1 2026, up 0.5%. This excludes casinos and gaming clubs, which report figures annually. Online gambling accounted for 25.6% of the total, compared with 23.2% a year earlier.
• Online sports betting:  GGR increased 11.6% to EUR 995 million, while stakes rose 10.6% to EUR 6.6 billion. Growth was concentrated in June, when the FIFA World Cup helped lift stakes by 47%. Football accounted for 55.8% of all stakes.
• Online poker: GGR rose 13.4% to EUR 290 million, with active accounts increasing 38.5% to 2.3 million. Sit&Go games generated EUR 202 million, around 70% of poker GGR. Revenue per active account fell 18% to EUR 126.
• Online horse racing betting: Stakes increased 15.8% to EUR 920 million, while GGR rose 2.8% to EUR 164 million. Active accounts increased 6.8% to 547,000. Unlike online sports betting, growth was spread across all six months.
• Players and operators: The France online gambling market recorded 5.85 million active accounts, up 24%, and 4.06 million unique players, up 17%. FDJ United’s exclusive-rights GGR in France fell 2% to EUR 3.43 billion, while PMU’s declined 5.8% to EUR 782 million. Player bonuses across online gambling reached EUR 199 million, up 28%.

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