Most of these properties are owned and operated by one of four main operators in the country: Barriere, Partouche, JOA, and Tranchant. While there are no limits on the number of terrestrial licenses available, market forces have capped land casinos to about 200. Land casino gamblers who experience problems can exclude themselves from specific venues under a program known as 'ANPR', rather than entering their information into the nationwide database.

When the term has expired they must explicitly petition the Ministry of the Interior in order to be removed from the list. Land-based gamblers and those who bet on horses, sports, and poker can exclude themselves from gambling for a minimum of three years. Online casino gamblers who experience control problems are not protected by the country's self-exclusion program known as “L ‘interdiction volontaire de jeux”. Some venues will allow you to use a VPN and others will not. If you choose to use a VPN to access a gaming site, it is strongly suggested that you get an agreement with the operator in writing before risking your funds. Authorities do not maintain a blacklist of banned sites. Most players will not experience either of the market protection methods in place to protect government monopolies or licensed operators. ARJEL, in collaboration with the Budget Ministry, has the ability to execute payment blocking as well. The authorities have had the ability to block ISPs under certain conditions since 2014. Many, but not all online casinos located offshore, welcome players from France and French Territories.

While offshore operators are not licensed in the country, we are aware of no prosecution of players who venture onto the internet and play at operations licensed elsewhere. They also publish a list of licensed operators such as PokerStars and PartyPoker. Online gambling in France is overseen by ARJEL. Casino games such as slots, blackjack, roulette, and craps are all forbidden from being licensed for online play.

Unfortunately, the government has decided that horse racing, sportsbetting, and poker are the only online gambling activities that are acceptable. Online gambling in France is legal and licensed by regulatory authorities.

Online casinos accepting players from France Betting on sports futures, props and lay bets.

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