ARJEL

ARJEL (Autorité de Régulation des Jeux En Ligne) was the French regulator for online gambling from its creation in 2010 until the end of 2019. It licensed online sports betting, horse race betting and poker. Since 1 January 2020, its tasks have been taken over by the Autorité Nationale des Jeux (ANJ), which regulates the French gambling market as a whole which it describes as around 78% of the market, compared with 11% under ARJEL. Its remit includes online sports and horse race betting, online poker, the FDJ and PMU games sold in shops and online, and casinos. Anti-money laundering and integrity matters for these games remain with the Ministry of the Interior.

The ANJ's objectives include preventing excessive gambling, protecting minors, and preventing fraud and money laundering. In 2020 the national self-exclusion register was transferred from the Ministry of the Interior to the ANJ.