The National Gaming Authority (ANJ) has examined action plans in the fight against fraud and money laundering. The regulator is set to double down on its tightening of measures surrounding illegal gambling activity.
After these revisions, operators complied with the terms, showed a willingness, and showed they have the correct resources to support this.
Operators must submit their action plan in support of these terms along with the fight against the financing of terrorism. The ANJ approves these plans each year and the annual review provides clear communication and dialogue between the operators and regulators.
The prevention of problem gambling and underage gambling plan was also examined by the ANJ recently and a study conducted in collaboration with the authority surveyed 42.6% of adolescents reported to have gambled at least once in the last 12 months.
The French regulator has made clear regulations following two annual compliance support interviews last year. Individual progress of each operator was closely observed and made progress to internal control, the reporting of activity to the national service TRACFIN and mechanisms for identifying their customers, as well as detecting atypical behaviour.
All the actions announced for 2026 should enable operators to make progress in this reporting of activity – in accordance with the ANJ and TRACFIN service.
With announcements of these plans, the Authority stays committed in its fight against illegal activity in the gaming sector but also recognises there is room for improvement, and an expectation of operators to stay vigilant.
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