Betsson France has received a licence from France's gambling regulator, the ANJ, to offer online poker. The regulator also cleared the company to share liquidity with Italy, Spain and Portugal.
The decisions were published in the Journal officiel on 23 October 2026. The operator applied on 22 June 2026. The licence runs for five years and can be renewed, but it cannot be transferred. The poker offer must run on betsson.fr.
A separate decision, dated 16 October 2026, approved the software for Betsson France SA's poker platform. The company already holds a fixed-odds sports betting licence, which it has held since 21 September 2023. According to NEXT.io, Betsson plans to launch on Playtech's iPoker network. Before going live, Betsson France must tell the ANJ that its data archiving system is operational. Its licence then runs until 15 October 2031.
The shared pool rests on a 2017 agreement between France's ARJEL (now the ANJ), Spain's DGOJ, Italy's ADM and Portugal's SRIJ. Shared tables need the agreement of every regulator involved.
Partner Nadir Ounissi, founder of Casino Secret, called the licence an important milestone for Bets