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Increase in levies on sports betting and gambling

Increase in levy rates on sports betting, lottery games and poker under the 2025 social security financing act (LFSS 2025).

Measure originators

InitiatorGVT

Bruno Le Maire

Gouvernement

General rapporteurDR

Thibault Bazin

Droite Républicaine

Impact on public finances

Brings in 230 m €/yr2025 estimate · Social security

Source of the estimate: Sénat – Rapport de la commission mixte paritaire n° 168 (2024-2025) sur le PLFSS 2025 (art. 9 ter B) (Rough estimate)

A positive amount is revenue or savings for public finances; a negative amount is a cost or lost revenue.

Effective date

1 July 2025

Measure impact

Sports betting: 27.9% at points of sale, 33.7% online. Poker: 10% of gross gaming revenue. Lotto: 68→69%. Other games: 55.5→56.5%. Estimated impact of €45m+ for FDJ (the national lottery operator) and online operators.

Official references

Law number: Loi n° 2025-199 du 28 février 2025 (LFSS 2025)

Sources

Franceinfo - La FDJ estime que les hausses de taxes lui coûteront 45 millions d'eurosMedia

28 February 2025

Procedure timeline

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2 / 2 steps

Completed

1 July 2025

Administrative implementation

Application

Entrée en vigueur de la mesure et mise en œuvre par l'administration

Increase in levies on betting and games effective

Source

Completed

28 February 2025

President of the Republic signature

Promulgation

Publication au Journal officiel

Law n° 2025-199 (LFSS 2025) promulgated by President

Source