Business & Commerce

#2010-476Law on Opening the Online Gambling Market to Competition and Regulation

🇫🇷France··Other·High Impact·View source ↗

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🇬🇧 English

This law regulates online gambling in France, ensuring fair play and protecting consumers, particularly minors. It establishes a framework requiring operators to obtain licenses and adhere to strict guidelines to prevent excessive gambling, fraud, and money laundering.

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Key Changes

  • Mandatory licensing for online gambling operators
  • Introduction of protective measures against excessive gambling
  • Enhanced regulations to combat fraud and money laundering

Obligations

What this law requires

high

Obtain exclusive rights license from the State to operate games of chance and gambling activities

Online gambling operators
licensing
high

Implement technical barriers to prevent minors (including emancipated minors) from participating in gambling and betting activities

All authorized gambling and betting operators
operational
high

Display warning message at each connection to online gambling site stating that games of chance are forbidden for minors

Online gambling and betting operators
disclosure
high

Require and verify player date of birth at registration and at each subsequent visit to the operator's website

Online gambling and betting operators
operational
high

Prohibit financing, organizing, or sponsoring of events specifically targeting minors

All authorized gambling and betting operators
prohibition

Affected Parties

Online gambling operatorsConsumers, particularly minors

Tags

gambling,regulation,consumer protection