Sports BettingSBC News · 1h ago
World Cup betting rush masks French market slowdown
By Viktor Kayed•October 16, 2026
The brief
The 2026 FIFA World Cup appears to have saved France’s regulated gambling market from stalling, pushing total GGR for H1 to just over 0.5% more year-over-year. Between January-June, total market GGR excluding casinos came in at €5.66bn, which was a sharp deceleration compared to the same period in 2025 that saw a 4.1%…
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