France’s online gaming regulator L’Autorité de régulation des jeux en ligne (ARJEL) has awarded iGaming license extensions to a number of operators following the expiration of the original five-year licenses issued in May 2010.

Unibet, bwin.party and Betclic Everest Group are the first batch of operators to have their operating licences renewed as well as Pari-Mutuel Urbain (PMU) and French lottery operator Française des Jeux (FDJ).

Partypoker brand, Winamax, and PokerStars were also recent license recipients.

The new licenses will run for five years, from June of this year to June 2020.