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Prediction markets in France
Of the 23 platforms we review, 4 are open to residents of France, 3 with restrictions and 10 exclude them. For 6 the published terms do not say either way.
Online gambling is licensed by the ANJ and financial products are supervised by the AMF. France is one of the countries most often named on platforms’ restricted lists.
Each line reports what the platform’s own terms say, with the source we read and when. It is not legal advice, and a platform can still refuse an individual account. Last checked 26 Sept 2026.
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France is not among the Restricted Territories. Terms of Use (no date shown).
Manifold is play money only: mana cannot be cashed out (Terms updated 31 Jan 2026). This country is not on the ineligible list in the Prize Drawing Official Rules (3 Feb 2026), so residents aged 18+ can also enter prize drawings.
Not on the Terms' list of barred residences (Afghanistan, Cuba, DRC, Iran, Russia, Syria, etc.). Users must be 18+ and may not use the service where crypto use is prohibited.
France is not on either restricted list. Terms of Service last updated September 15, 2026, section 1 Eligibility.
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France is close-only on both the frontend and the API: users can close existing positions but cannot open new ones. The help centre (dated 2026-08-14) lists it among blocked countries, so new residents effectively cannot trade.
Offered to Interactive Brokers Ireland Limited clients (the EEA affiliate) only if classed as MiFID professional clients; IBIE states MiFID retail clients are prohibited from trading forecast contracts, Belgium is excluded, and IBIE clients cannot trade the Elections and Elected Officials categories.
Listed in the Terms (updated 24 Jan 2025) among countries whose residents may not use Real-Money Services. Play-money (Ooms) markets stay open, and the app tells users from Restricted Jurisdictions they can still bet play money.
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France is on the Member Agreement's list of Restricted Jurisdictions. Residents may not trade Event Contracts (the agreement says this does not by itself bar holding membership).
FanDuel Predicts can only be used from eligible U.S. locations, based on geolocation.
The help centre says Prediction Trading is available in the United States only.
France named in the list and again among restricted EU/EEA countries. Terms of Use (no date shown), Restricted Jurisdictions clause.
France named as a restricted jurisdiction. Terms of Service last updated November 18, 2025.
Participation is limited to U.S. Persons, defined as a US citizen living anywhere or a resident alien. Residents who are not US citizens are excluded; US citizens living here would still qualify.
France is on the Terms' 'Restricted jurisdictions' list for the core Services (not only the token public sale); VPN circumvention is a breach.
France is named on Probable's Restricted Jurisdictions page (no date shown); access and use prohibited for residents, citizens or persons located there.
Users must be physically located in a US state, Washington DC or a US territory to use DraftKings Predictions.
France is a Prohibited Territory. Terms of Use updated January 13, 2026, section 2 Prohibited Territories.
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Prediction markets in France: common questions
- Can residents of France use Kalshi?
- No. Kalshi’s terms exclude residents of France. France is on the Member Agreement's list of Restricted Jurisdictions. Residents may not trade Event Contracts (the agreement says this does not by itself bar holding membership).
- Can residents of France use Polymarket?
- With restrictions. Polymarket is open to residents of France only in part. France is close-only on both the frontend and the API: users can close existing positions but cannot open new ones. The help centre (dated 2026-08-14) lists it among blocked countries, so new residents effectively cannot trade.
- Can residents of France use FanDuel Predicts?
- No. FanDuel Predicts’s terms exclude residents of France. FanDuel Predicts can only be used from eligible U.S. locations, based on geolocation.
- Can residents of France use Interactive Brokers ForecastTrader?
- With restrictions. Interactive Brokers ForecastTrader is open to residents of France only in part. Offered to Interactive Brokers Ireland Limited clients (the EEA affiliate) only if classed as MiFID professional clients; IBIE states MiFID retail clients are prohibited from trading forecast contracts, Belgium is excluded, and IBIE clients cannot trade the Elections and Elected Officials categories.
- Can residents of France use Crypto.com Prediction Markets?
- No. Crypto.com Prediction Markets’s terms exclude residents of France. The help centre says Prediction Trading is available in the United States only.
- Can residents of France use Opinion?
- No. Opinion’s terms exclude residents of France. France named in the list and again among restricted EU/EEA countries. Terms of Use (no date shown), Restricted Jurisdictions clause.