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France Orders ISPs to Block Polymarket in Gambling Crackdown

TokenPost·July 18, 2026·1 min read
France Orders ISPs to Block Polymarket in Gambling Crackdown

France ordered ISPs to block Polymarket, classifying it as illegal gambling. The ANJ issued the order on July 16, citing 578,751 visits from 205,057 unique French users in June despite a prior financial transaction ban. The crackdown targets crypto-based prediction markets under gambling laws.

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