Polymarket Blocks French Users Amid Gambling Inquiry

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Polymarket blocked French users on Friday, weeks after reports that the country’s government was investigating the prediction markets juggernaut for gambling law compliance.

The ban was not reflected in Polymarket’s terms of service at press time, but on Friday a reporter using a VPN attempted to access the website from a French server and ran into a digital blockade.

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The fresh ban was first highlighted on social media by French crypto news site The Big Whale.

Polymarket did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Neither did the ANJ.

Edited by Stephen Alpher.

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