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The AFJEL released a balance sheet about the country's online gambling status – France
The association of legit gambling operators in France "AFJEL" (Association Française de Jeux en Ligne) has been actively investing in media exposure these days, highlighting the country's internet-based gaming business. After that of the late May 2025, the AFJEL recently addressed the media by releasing a report taking stock of the industry's 5th anniversary. This month of March 2025 actually coincides with the renewal of the 2025-issued licenses by France's online gaming regulatory authority ARJEL. Of the 60 licenses granted in March 2025, 30 remain operational, and 13 of them are owned by active members (operators) at AFJEL. The first chapter of the balance sheet showed off real optimism about the industry's status, added by a special mention to the association's commitment to developing the sector with ARJEL for the next five years.
At the same time, the report mentioned some negative points, namely the failure of the May-10-2010 law, which is supposed to provide sufficient legal scheme about under-age gambling protection, while preventing problem gambling. It also focused on the revenue imbalance experienced by France's online poker industry because of inappropriate taxation policy. In the conclusion of their report, the AFJEL asks the authorities to accelerate reforms. They actually hope for a more advantageous fiscal scheme, that is, a lower tax rate imposed on Gross Gaming Revenue (GGR), which is now set to 46.30%. That in Belgium is taxed at 11%, in Denmark 20%, and in Spain, 25%.
