ANJ flags niche betting activity among high-risk players in 2025
By The Weekly Edge desk ·
Summary
France's ANJ reported that licensed online sports betting grew in 2025, with stakes up 12% to €11.52 billion and GGR up 10.4% to €1.766 billion, helped by more football fixtures and a bigger Champions League calendar. Its player-risk analysis found that players rated excessive or manifestly excessive put the bulk of their stakes on lesser-followed leagues such as those in Brazil, Saudi Arabia, Japan and Australia, and accounted for most sub-match bets. The regulator said this probably reflects an absence of casual bettors rather than higher addiction potential, but suggested it could inform tighter rules on authorised competitions and bet types.
Why it matters
ANJ's finding that high-risk players favour lesser-followed leagues and sub-match bets could lead France to restrict those competitions and bet types.