
Paris online: access to the Polymarket platform blocked in France
Access to the betting site on Polymarket news has been blocked in France, announced the ANJ National Game Authority on Friday 17 July
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Access to the betting site on Polymarket news has been blocked in France, announced the ANJ National Game Authority on Friday 17 July. The 2020 platform allows its users to bet on upcoming events. LANJ recalls that prediction sites "are not allowed in France and are considered illegal gambling sites and therefore expose their users to many risks (addiction, integrity, etc.) in the absence of regulation".
Furthermore, The ANJ recalls Friday that "weather bets revealed that weather probes could have been hacked. In April, Météo-France filed a complaint for the alteration of the operation of one of its temperature measurement probes in connection with online bets on Polymarket. For the hour, the site, consulted by us, remains accessible, at 3:15 pm.
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Access to the betting site on Polymarket news has been blocked in France, announced the ANJ National Game Authority on Friday 17 July.
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The 2020 platform allows its users to bet on upcoming events.
according to Le ParisienLANJ recalls that prediction sites "are not allowed in France and are considered illegal gambling sites and therefore expose their users to many risks (addiction, integrity, etc.) in the absence of regulation".
according to Le ParisienThe ANJ recalls Friday that "weather bets revealed that weather probes could have been hacked.
according to France 24 (français)In April, Météo-France filed a complaint for the alteration of the operation of one of its temperature measurement probes in connection with online bets on Polymarket.
according to France 24 (français)A bet that brought him $14,000.
according to Le Figaro — ActualitésFor the hour, the site, consulted by us, remains accessible, at 3:15 pm.
according to Le Figaro — Actualités
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Financial transactions were already prohibited since November 2024
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