French online sports betting at record levels in Q1 2017

French gaming regulator ARJEL has revealed that online sports betting has increased year-on-year by 23% for the first quarter of 2017, setting a new record. The amount being wagered increased from €516m in Q1 2016 to €633m in the first four months of 2017, while the overall number of gamblers who made at least one online bet of any sort in Q1 2017 increased year-on-year by 10% to almost 1.5m, also a new quarterly record in French online spor...