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The gambling scene in France
9th European Conference
on Gambling Studies
and Policy Issues
9-12 September 2014, Hilton Kalastajatorppa Helsinki,
Finland
Stéphanie Liénard
Psychologue clinicienne
This presentation aims to describe briefly :
- the organization of gambling in the country
- the legislative framework and the place of
regulation bodies
-Problem gambling and The protection of
gamblers
- The treatment from the health care system
Introduction
Gambling industry
Market shares
before 2010
(GGR) for historic
gambling
operators
3 Juin 2012
Pari Mutuel Urbain ; 26,70%
Casinos; 28,50%
Française des Jeux ;
44,80%
Gambling industry
What has been changed by law since 2010
4 Juin 2012
Les
opérateurs :
- On-line legal gambling : horse-race betting, sport betting and
poker
- Official authorisation by ARJEL (Autorité de régulation des
Jeux en Ligne)
The actors :
- FDJ (public firm)
- PMU (private firm under government control)
- websites (included FDJ et PMU on-line activity) private firms
under government control
- casinos (private firms under government control)
- gambling clubs (associations)
Gambling industry
5 Juin 2012
Les
opérateurs :
FDJ
Lottery, scratch tickets, sport bet on-
line and off-line
6 Juin 2012
FDJ
A FDJ retail shop … « bistrot » or « café »
7 Juin 2012
FDJ
8 Juin 2012
ddd
FDJ
10 Juin 2012
FDJ
Casinos
• 194 land-based casinos
• 4 groups own 60% of french casinos
• Leader in Europe (37 % of european continent casinos
are french)
Casinos
12 Juin 2012
Casinos
• In 2013, Gross Gaming Revenus = 2,178 billions €
• An on-going falling down : -22,5% since 6 years
• Response = more gambling facilities (new games)
• A real concern = french casinos employ 15 000 people
directly and give employment to 35 000 people indirectly
Casinos
Casinos
Enghien les Bains
Casinos
Lyon
Casinos
Aix Les Bains
Casinos
Deauville
Casinos
Lille
Casinos
Saint Amand Les Eaux
PMU • Horse race bet on line and off line
• Sport bet on line and poker on line
• Horse race bet : In retail shops (12 200) and race-tracks
(250)
• Sport bets = football and tennis
• GGR = 2,5 billions € (total business of PMU)
• Land-based activity remains stable and internet activity is a
growing market 21 Juin 2012
PMU
22 Juin 2012
PMU
23 Juin 2012
Horse race track :
Hippodrome d’Auteuil
PMU
24 Juin 2012
A specialised retail shop
PMU
25 Juin 2012
Internet gambling
• 34 gambling operators in 2011, now 19
• Decreasing evolution of GGR : – 1,8 %
Sport betting + 19 %
Horse race betting + 0,4 %
Poker – 13 %
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27 Juin 2012
Gambling results
The gamblers
28 Juin 2012
• A french gambler spends on average
2 000 € / year (400 € net expenditure)
• In 2012, gamblers spent 46,2 billions €
• 1 gambler in 4 gambles each week
• Regular gamblers are rather male, 47
years old on average
The gamblers
29 Juin 2012
Weigth of gambling expenditures in
the french people consumption
• 1907 : law about casinos in thermal baths, seaside and
climate places
• 1919 : no casino allowed in a 100 km area around Paris
• 1987 : slots machines are allowed in casinos
• 1988 : casinos can settle down in cities > 500 000
inhabitants
• 2010 : law for the opening gambling market on internet
Legal framework
Central Control
• the ministry of interior controls casinos and
gambling clubs
• The ministry of finance controls FDJ, PMU and
casinos
• The ministry of agriculture controls PMU
• ARJEL controls on-line gambling
Problem gambling
Prevalence 2010
• 1,3 % of problem gamblers among the french
population over 18 years old
• 6,6 % for on-line gambling
32 Juin 2012
33 Juin 2012
Gamblers protection
• Gambling is forbidden for minors
• Informal Self exclusion or limitations from casino,
gambling club and websites
• Legal exclusion from casino, gambling clubs and
websites : minimum 3 years, delivered by a police
officer
• On internet, you can use moderators (limitation of
stakes, temporary closure of your accompt … )
Juin 2012
Gamblers protection
• Training casino employees is compulsory
• Information for gamblers are often given by the
gambling operator on a volontary basis
• the compulsory information is the national help line
number :
Treatment for PG
ddd
• A very few supports groups (Gamblers Anonymous)
• 250 Addiction Treatment Centers offer a free treatment
• A specialised association in Paris : SOS Joueurs)