Pascal Chevremont was nominated by the French Prime Minister, Sébastien Lecornu, to take on the presidency of the Autorité Nationale des Jeux (ANJ), the National Gambling Authority, earlier this month.
The veteran civil servant made his case for candidacy to a committee of the National Assembly on 17 June. Legislators subsequently appointed him to take on the lead regulatory role for the French betting industry.
In his statement to the committee, Chevremont made it clear that he would make it a priority for the ANJ to assert its control over French betting and gaming and further clamp down on illegal activity.
“The gambling sector is rife with contradictions,” Chevremont told the committee during his confirmation hearing.
“The internal security code establishes the principle of a ban on activities, and yet they are practiced by one in two Fre..