11/15/18 NBA partners with Française des Jeux The partnership marks the first of its kind for the sports league and is set to reach millions in France through FDJ’s channels.
11/14/18 French gaming regulator attributes growth to World Cup The regulator revealed that online gambling revenue increased 21% due to the football tournament.
10/23/18 Sportradar launches next-level OTT solution at Sportel Monaco The company announced the launch of the next-level Sportradar OTT.
10/05/18 French MPs back lottery privatisation Lawmakers voted in favor of privatising the lottery and scratch-cards monopoly in the country.
09/27/18 Sky Sports signs French racing broadcasting deal Sky Sports Racing has earned exclusive pay TV broadcasting rights of French racing after signing a deal with Pari Mutuel Urbain.
09/26/18 EGT achieves new installation in France The company has installed its products at the newly built Sanary-sur-mer.
09/18/18 French authorities fine Pari Mutuel Urbain Pari Mutuel Urbain was charged over anti-competitive business practices.
08/15/18 French wagered over €1 billion on sports during Q2 Sports bettors placed over €1 billion in the second quarter of 2018, driven by the national team’s success in the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
07/06/18 French bettors double previous world cup wagers Local regulator Arjel revealed that French players have bet €363 million over the group stage, more than double than the same period in 2014.
07/03/18 France investigates loot boxes While some of its peers in the continent already banned loot boxes, ARJEL said that not all can be described as gambling.
06/21/18 France to privatise state lottery State-owned lottery Francaise des Jeux is set to be privatised as the national gambling regulatory framework gets restructured.
05/08/18 iGaming market continues to grow in France The French gaming regulator released the first quarter results, which show that online gaming is on the rise.
04/09/18 Two French companies to enter shared online poker liquidity French-licensees B.E.S. SAS and Pari-Mutuel Urbain have been cleared by ARJEL to join the shared online poker liquidity pool.
04/09/18 France to sell 50 pct of lottery group through IPO The government wants to sell half of the stake in the national lottery company through an initial public offering.
03/20/18 ARJEL issues shared poker liquidity licenses The French online gambling regulator has issued two online gambling licenses to operate in the European shared liquidity poker market.
