The organiser of a sporting event or competition referred to in Article L. 331-5 who prohibits its players from placing bets, directly or through an intermediary, on bets based on this event or sporting competition may, with a view to penalising breaches of this prohibition, request :
1° The Autorité Nationale des Jeux (National Gaming Authority) for access to personal information relating to gambling transactions recorded by an online gaming or betting operator holding the authorisation provided for inArticle 21 of Law No. 2010-476 of 12 May 2010 relating to the opening up to competition and the regulation of the online gambling and games of chance sector;
2° To the company holding the exclusive rights to organise and operate sports betting pursuant to the provisions of Article 137 of Law No. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 on the growth and transformation of businesses access to personal information relating to gambling operations in the context of which it identifies punters and verifies their identity.
The computer matching operations carried out by the Authority or the company mentioned in 1° and 2°, as well as the communication by them of their results to agents or representatives, specially authorised for this purpose, of the organiser mentioned in the first paragraph are authorised by decree in the Council of State, issued after a reasoned and published opinion from the Commission nationale de l’informatique et des libertés.