ARJEL – ARPP tie-up for online gambling guidance
News on 27 Jun 2013
News on 27 Jun 2013
The French online gambling regulator ARJEL (L’Autorité de Régulation des Jeux en Ligne) is showing increasing interest in the marketing behaviour of licensees, and has announced a collaborative partnership with the its counterpart in the French advertising industry, l’Autorité de Régulation Professionnelle de la Publicité (ARPP).
The agreement covers the exchange of information with a view to tightening controls on internet gambling marketing activity, and improving communications between gambling operators and the two regulatory bodies.
Marketing controls – especially in regard to problem gamblers – were part of 33 recommendations submitted by ARJEL in May this year following a study of the French online gambling industry .
