{"id":637875,"date":"2026-07-19T12:10:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-19T12:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=637875"},"modified":"2026-07-19T12:10:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-19T12:10:00","slug":"french-gambling-regulator-orders-isps-to-block-polymarket-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=637875","title":{"rendered":"French Gambling Regulator Orders ISPs To Block Polymarket"},"content":{"rendered":"

French Gambling Regulator Orders ISPs To Block Polymarket<\/span><\/p>\n

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Authored by Zoltan Vardai via CoinTelegraph.com,<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

France\u2019s Autorit\u00e9 nationale des jeux (ANJ), or the National Gambling Authority, has ordered internet service providers to block access to Polymarket.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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Prediction websites are considered illegal gambling, the ANJ said in a Friday\u00a0press release<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The regulator said that Polymarket\u2019s operations are not authorized in France and that advertising unauthorized gambling sites constitutes a criminal offense<\/strong> with fines of up to 100,000 euros ($114,000).<\/p>\n

Prediction markets allow users to buy and sell contracts tied to the outcomes of future events, from elections and sporting events to economic data and geopolitical developments. Polymarket has surged in popularity over the past two years, with billions of dollars in trading volume, while drawing scrutiny from regulators over whether its event contracts constitute illegal gambling or unlicensed financial products.<\/p>\n

Countries that blocked access to Polymarket include\u00a0Singapore<\/a>, Poland,\u00a0Portugal, Hungary<\/a>,\u00a0Ukraine<\/a>,\u00a0Brazil<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Indonesia<\/a>. At press time, Polymarket\u00a0said<\/a>\u00a0it was geoblocked in 36 regions.<\/strong><\/p>\n

France\u2019s gambling regulator first\u00a0shared<\/a>\u00a0plans to block the platform in November 2024 for failing to comply with national gambling laws.<\/p>\n

French gambling authority cites outcome manipulation concerns<\/h2>\n

France\u2019s gambling authority said Polymarket boasts \u201caddictive features\u201d that are similar to regulated gambling offerings, but \u201camplified by the absence of the protective mechanisms found in the legal gambling market.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

It also cited potential outcome manipulation tied to some event contracts on Polymarket, adding:<\/p>\n

\u201cSome of the bets offered on this platform appeared to be rigged: for example, bets on the weather revealed that weather sensors may have been hacked.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The cybercrime unit of the Paris Public Prosecutor\u2019s Office launched an investigation into this matter in May 2026 and found a lack of identity verification, such as Know Your Customer checks.<\/p>\n

Prediction markets have also drawn scrutiny from US regulators. On June 17,\u00a0Kentucky sued five<\/a>\u00a0prediction market platforms, including Kalshi and Polymarket, accusing them of operating unlicensed sports betting platforms. At least 17 other states have followed suit.<\/p>\n

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission\u00a0sued eight states<\/a>, arguing they had interfered with the federal regulator\u2019s exclusive authority over federally regulated event contracts.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Tyler Durden<\/a><\/span>
\nSun, 07\/19\/2026 – 08:10<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

French Gambling Regulator Orders ISPs To Block Polymarket Authored by Zoltan Vardai via CoinTelegraph.com, France\u2019s Autorit\u00e9 nationale des jeux (ANJ), or the National Gambling Authority, has ordered internet service providers to block access to Polymarket. Prediction websites are considered illegal gambling, the ANJ said in a Friday\u00a0press release. The regulator said that Polymarket\u2019s operations are… Continue reading French Gambling Regulator Orders ISPs To Block Polymarket<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":637865,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[20,23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-637875","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-economic-empowerment","category-national-security","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/637875","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=637875"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/637875\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/637865"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=637875"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=637875"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=637875"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}