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The ANJ will become the main player in the regulation of gambling in France. This new independent administrative authority will be endowed with reinforced powers, over a broad scope of competences. In the competitive online sports betting sector, the ANJ will take over the mission of issuing the licenses to online gambling or betting operators, now exercised by ARJEL. It will see its powers of supervision strengthened.
From the owning state, which immobilised capital, we have moved to a regulatory state that uses the right levers to ensure its sovereignty. Te privatisation of the FDJ is not a simple financial operation. We are moving from a managing state of the main actor of games to a state that protects and oversees the sector. Tis new role of the state shareholder is crucial to financing innovation. Asset disposal proceeds, including the privatisation of the FDJ, will finance a €10bn fund that will be invested in
ONLINE GAMING CONTINUES TO GROW
Latest figures show that the French online gaming market has continued to grow significantly in the last 12 months. Te gross gaming revenue of the licensed online gaming market increased by 28 per cent to €346m for the third quarter of 2019. According to the quarterly analysis of regulation of online games, GGR increased 44 per cent to €214m, corresponding to 62 per cent of the turnover across the entire online gaming market. Betting on horse racing grew by five per cent to €66m, whilst the poker market increased 11 per cent.
Sports betting generated close to €1.1bn in Q3. Business issues increased by nine per cent compared to the third quarter of 2018, a much lower trend than the first half which saw a 34 per cent increase. Tis very
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breakthrough technologies such as artificial intelligence, batteries or electric motors. France has fallen behind in the race for innovation but is catching up partly thanks to these privatisations.”
A NEW STATE REGULATOR IN 2020 From January, the L’autorité nationale des jeux
(ANJ) will act as a single body overseeing gambling in France, including online gambling, which is currently regulated by l’autorité
nationale de régulation des jeux en ligne (ARJEL). Te ANJ will also monitor casinos, horse racing in Paris and lottery games, which are currently regulated by the Ministry of the Interior and Ministry of the Economy and Finance. Isabelle Falque-Pierrotin, who was the head of the National Commission for Computing and Liberties (CNIL) until last January, will take the lead for the new regulator.
“Te ANJ will become the main player in the regulation of gambling in France,” the Council of Ministers said. “Tis new independent administrative authority will be endowed with reinforced powers, over a broad scope of competences. In the competitive online sports betting sector, the ANJ will take over the mission of issuing the licenses to online gambling or betting operators, now exercised by ARJEL. It will see its powers of supervision strengthened: the authority will indeed be able
pronounced slowdown in the stakes has been attributed to the sports calendar of the quarter being less attractive than last year. In contrast to stakes, the average number of active players per week decreased one per cent, a downward trend in this indicator which has not been observed since 2017.
Te decrease has been attributed to the seasonality of competitions, with betting being stimulated in even years by the football World Cup or the European Football Championships. If the number of bettors recruited during the 2018 World Cup who did not play beyond the tournament are considered, the global progression of active players accounts remained constant, with a 17 per cent increase in the first three quarters of 2019. Te quarterly turnover of the 13 sports betting operators amounted to €214m, an increase of 44 per cent.
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