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France’s gambling watchdog is now taking applications from companies that want to offer games with resellable digital content, moving a big legal experiment from law to everyday supervision.
The Autorité nationale des jeux (ANJ) said operators must now submit a prior declaration before making a JONUM game available in France. The JONUM category was created by the SREN law in May 2024 and is running as a three-year trial.
A receipt, a public list, and a paper trail for the regulator
ANJ says declarations must be filed through an online process. Once a submission is complete, the regulator will issue a receipt.
However, ANJ has stressed that the receipt is not a stamp of approval on every detail of an offer. Instead, it confirms the filing has been made and allows the regulator to monitor the game as the experiment progresses.
ANJ also plans to publish a public list of declared JONUM offers, making it easier to see which companies are willing to operate under the new rules.
What counts as a JONUM game, and the line it cannot cross
A JONUM title is an online game that combines a paid stake, an element of chance, and the award of monetisable digital objects that can later be resold, such as NFT-style items or blockchain-linked tokens.
The regime is designed to keep a clear separation from licensed gambling products. JONUM games can involve digital items that may hold value on resale, but they are not meant to operate like cash-prize gambling. The rules also keep minors out of these games.
ANJ brings the industry into the room
With the process now live, ANJ has also begun direct engagement with the sector. The regulator held an exchange session for interested Web3 companies on 19 February, giving studios and publishers a first official chance to test their understanding of the requirements and what the regulator expects in a declaration.
Source: ANJ
