France has blocked access to the Polymarket betting website, the country’s gambling regulator ​said on Friday, saying it could expose users to ‌significant gambling losses and that some wagers offered on the platform could be manipulated.

“On July 16, 2026, the president of France’s National Gambling Authority ordered French internet service ​providers to block access to the Polymarket website.

The site, which ​attracts a particularly large audience, is promoting an illegal gambling ⁠and betting offering,” the regulator said on its website.

A spokesperson for the ​regulator said the Polymarket website would remain blocked in France for as ​long as regulators deemed it noncompliant with the country’s rules for the gambling industry.

Polymarket officials did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

Regulators have increasingly sought to tighten their ​oversight of prediction markets such as Kalshi and Polymarket, which have surged ​in popularity.

In May, the Spanish government temporarily banned Polymarket and Kalshi from operating in the ‌country, ⁠while in June, the top U.S. derivatives regulator released new draft regulations for the prediction markets industry.