France Orders ISPs to Block Polymarket, Citing Illegal Gambling and Market Manipulation
The French gambling authority, Autorité nationale des jeux, has directed internet service providers to restrict access to the prediction market platform, citing multiple concerns including addictive mechanics and lack of self-exclusion tools.
Ahmet Kurt
France's gambling authority, Autorité nationale des jeux, has ordered internet service providers to block access to Polymarket's website, according to a verified fact. The regulator cited concerns over illegal gambling, market manipulation, addictive mechanics, lack of self-exclusion tools, and a high volume of French users bypassing previous financial restrictions.
The block order cuts French users off ahead of the event that will settle the largest event markets in prediction market history.
The gambling authority cited concerns over illegal gambling as a reason for the block, as well as market manipulation, addictive mechanics, and a lack of self-exclusion tools. Additionally, the regulator noted a high volume of French users bypassing previous financial restrictions.
The block order cuts French users off ahead of the World Cup final, which will settle the largest event markets in the prediction market industry's history. The order involves geoblocking Polymarket.
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- — France doubles down on restricting access to Polymarket (opens in a new window)
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- — France orders country's internet service providers to block Polymarket (opens in a new window)
- — France orders internet providers to block Polymarket ahead of World Cup final (opens in a new window)