French gaming regulator L’autorité Nationale des Jeux (ANJ) will be “fully operational” sometime in the spring of 2020. The organization will be spearheaded by Isabelle Falque-Pierrotin, who will serve as president. Falque-Pierrotin is currently state councillor for the National Commission for Data Protections.
ANJ will replace online gambling regulator l’Autorité Nationale de Régulation des Jeux en Ligne (ARJEL). According to iGamingBusiness.com, unlike ARJEL, it will also regulate casinos, horse racing in Paris and lottery games.
“With its scope extended to cover all forms of gambling, additional powers and increased resources, this new body will become the main player in the regulation of gambling in France,” explained the office of French Prime Minister Édouard Philippe.
“The agency will have the power to tackle gambling addiction, to ensure minors are protected, to prevent fraudulent or criminal activity by combatting money laundering, and ensuring economic stability across the various gaming sectors.”
Falque-Pierrotin, a graduate of the HEC business school in Paris, worked in the French court system before being appointed vice-chairwoman of the National Commission for Data Protections in 2009 and state councillor in 2011.
