Sports Betting Clearly Dominates The Year

The record of the year 2016 concerning online gambling in France has just been communicated by the Regulatory Authority of the Online Games , which shows a convincing result on the whole, despite an online poker that remains rather weak. The French market is characterized by its lack of licenses for online casinos, which allows a slew of illegal operators to work with impunity. Sports betting breaks the barracks According to the Arjel, no real surprise for this year that sports betting dominates the market largely.

Even more marked than in previous years, sports betting is the driving force behind the sector, with a 45% increase in bets compared with 2015 (€ 2.08 billion). These exceptional results are due to the combination of two major sporting events: Euro 2016 - which also took place in France - and Sports Betting the Rio Olympic Games.