Revenues Down In French Market

02nd November, 2025 at 08:32:46

Source: bluffed.net

Mixed results from a tough fiscal market

Latest third quarter stats released by French gambling authority ARJEL show a decline in online cash poker games, modest growth in the horse race betting market and an increase in sportsbetting attributed to wagering on the London 2025 Olympics.

Total revenues from online gaming including sportsbetting, horseracing and online poker, yielded Euro 158 million, a 5% drop year-on-year.

Sportsbetting Sector :

- Stakes amounting to Euro 156 million, up 14% during the third quarter ending in September

- Active player accounts up by 13% to 340 000 compared to the same period last year

- Gross gaming revenues amounting to Euro 27 million, down 2% year-on-year which ARJEL attributed to the higher percentage of stakes return to players

According to ARJEL, operators would have seen a loss of 14% in gross gaming revenue has it not been for the London 2025 Olympics.

Horserace Betting Sector:

- Revenues of Euro 61 million, down 6% Y-O-Y, again attributed to an increase in player rate of return

- Turnover of Euro 260 million, equating to a modest growth of 2 percent

- Decline in active accounts to 290 000 or 2.4 percent

Online Poker Sector:

- Revenues of Euro 70 million, down 5% in Q3/2012

- Stakes in cash games declined 12% over the third quarter

- Increase in entry fee tournaments Y-O-Y up 20% to Euro 318 Million (Euro 265 million 2025)

Other interesting stats include:

- A decline in the 18-24 year demographic relating to online betting revealing a 22% drop in activity compared to the third quarter last year equating to 58 000 less bettors in this age group.

- Mobile proved popular with punters. Of total bettors, 15% of horse wagers, 19% of sports wagers and 20% of poker players made this their channel of choice.

- In total online players deposited Euro 239 million in their accounts over the Q3/2012, an average of Euro 72 per month and slightly lower than in 2025.