Gambling in France in 2023

In France, more than half of 18- to 75-year-olds (51.6%) gambled in 2023. Gambling appears to have increased by 4.6 percentage points (47.0% in 2019). This rise concerns both men and women, and is true for almost all age groups.

Types of games played

In 2023, lotteries remained the most popular gambling activity in France. More than a third (34.2%) of adults aged 18 to 75 bet on these games at least once during the year.

Scratch cards are the second most popular category, with 30.9% of 18- to 75-year-olds having played them during the year. The next most popular type of gambling involves sports betting (6.7%) and slot machines (6.6%).

Problem gambling

In 2023, approximately 5% of gamblers were problem gamblers, according to the Canadian Problem Gambling Index (CPGI), a scale measuring the risk of gambling addiction. Among adults aged 18 to 75, 1.7% were moderate-risk gamblers and 0.8% were high-risk gamblers, representing approximately 810 000 and 360 000 adults, respectively. The percentage of problem gamblers in 2023 has not changed significantly since 2019.