Polymarket will challenge France’s full platform block in court after ending betting access for French users in 2024

Polymarket is set to contest France’s decision to fully block its platform. For high-risk payments teams, the key point is straightforward: even after user-facing betting access is shut down, regulators can still move against the remaining site functionality.

1. According to the source, Polymarket blocked French users from placing bets on the site in 2024, but until July 2026 they could still view probability data on the platform.
2. Polymarket now plans to challenge the full block in court, so the dispute is no longer about user access alone but about whether the platform can remain available at all in France.
3. For PSPs and acquiring partners, the operational signal is the familiar one: once a jurisdiction escalates from partial restriction to a full block, any remaining traffic, data access, or platform presence can become part of the enforcement case.