French gambling regulator Autorité nationale des jeux (ANJ) is looking into the functioning of cryptocurrency-based prediction platform Polymarket to see if it complies with local rules, the authority said in a statement.
- “We are aware of this site and are currently examining its operation and compliance with French gambling legislation,” an ANJ spokesperson told Bloomberg on Thursday
- The scrutiny comes after a trader identified as French
made large bets on a Donald Trump US presidential election win on Polymarket - French online media The Big Whale reported on Wednesday that the ANJ is planning to ban Polymarket for French users
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