France Tells Internet Providers to Block Betting Site Polymarket

France's gambling regulator ordered internet providers to block Polymarket after an earlier attempt to stop French users at the payment level failed. Users made 578,751 visits in June 2026 alone. The ANJ calls the prediction-market site illegal gambling. Worth flagging: blocking payments didn't reduce traffic, so regulators escalated to blocking the site itself — though VPN users can still get around it.