Changing of the guard: how the ANJ has taken up the regulatory standard of the French market
Inaugural L’autorité nationale des jeux (ANJ) president Isabelle Falque-Pierrotin discusses the regulatory transition from ARJEL and the challenges of scaling up French regulation with EGR Compliance
EGR ComplianceEGR Compliance: What are the day-to-day duties of your role as president of the ANJ?Isabelle Falque-Pierrotin (IFP):EGR Compliance: Are you new to the gambling industry? If so, what kind of skills/experience are you bringing with you from your previous roles?IFP:EGR Compliance: In what ways is the ANJ different than its predecessor, ARJEL?IFP:EGR Compliance: In your opinion did ARJEL succeed or fail in its regulatory objectives?IFP:EGR Compliance: How does regulating 78% of the French gambling market increase the regulatory effectiveness of the ANJ?IFP:EGR Compliance: The remaining 22% of the French market is managed by the French government, why was it necessary to make this separation?IFP:EGR Compliance: How do you interact with the French government on a day-to-day basis?IFP:EGR Compliance: Could you explain your interpretation as to why it was necessary to form an independent regulatory body?IFP:EGR Compliance: What for you is the biggest lesson you have learned from ARJEL’s track record in regulating the French market?IFP:EGR Compliance: Has the French government broadened your regulatory powers enough to achieve ANJ’s regulatory objectives?IFP:EGR Compliance: How would you describe the ANJ’s relationship with French-licensed operators? How have they reacted to the change in regulator?IFP:
[quote]The central philosophy of the ANJ is structured around four objectives: preventing excessive or pathological gambling and protecting minors, ensuring the integrity, reliability and transparency of gaming, preventing fraud and criminal activities, as well as money laundering and financing of terrorism[/quote]
EGR Compliance: In what ways do you work to enhance collaboration with operators?IFP:EGR Compliance: What would you describe as the cornerstone of the ANJ’s approach to regulating gambling in the French market?IFP:EGR Compliance: Where for you are the biggest challenges in taking over the regulation of the French market and how are you addressing them?IFP:EGR Compliance: In what ways is the ANJ working with other international regulatory bodies? On what projects?IFP:EGR Compliance: How would you describe your approach to enforcing your regulatory objectives? IFP:EGR Compliance: In what ways has the Covid-19 pandemic altered this regulatory handover process? IFP:EGR Compliance: Has the ANJ seen any evidence of an increase in gambling by French players during the lockdown period? IFP:EGR Compliance: Have there been any changes/updates to responsible gambling measures especially during the Covid-19 pandemic to protect vulnerable people?IFP:EGR Compliance: Which international markets do you think serve as potential models for future ANJ regulation and what is it about those markets which makes them so?IFP: . EGR Compliance: What are your objectives for the rest of 2020?IFP: