French Study Shows Gambling Participation Has Risen by Over 20%
Key Takeaways
  • The French Observatoire des Jeux (ODJ) has conducted an in depth telephone survey of gambling habits which indicates that gambling participation has increased by 21% since 2010.
  • Poker came out well in terms of under-age gambling, with 4.9% of under-age gambling occurring in online poker, compared to 66.5% for scratch cards and 22.4% for online lotteries.
  • The report also makes it clear that under-age gambling is likely to be a problem that arises because of the continued prevalence of non-ARJEL licensed operators in the market.

The French Observatoire des Jeux (ODJ) has conducted an in depth telephone survey of gambling habits which indicates that gambling participation has increased by 21% since 2010.

The survey results were based on over 16,000 interviews with people aged from 15 to 75, one of the largest in depth telephone surveys of its kind.