Sports betting in France: c'est pour bientôt
As we announced in late April, France has decided to follow the directives of the European Union to open its market for online gambling. At least in part ... In the Cabinet of 11 June, the Budget Minister Eric Woerth has presented to other members of the government the main points of the proposed opening the market for sports betting, horseracing and gambling online.
The bill, which should be submitted to Parliament next autumn, plans to allow sports betting, horse racing and other gambling such as poker or casino games on the internet. Bets are limited to horse racing betting and fixed side. With regard to the casino, it is currently planned to allow games like blackjack or roulette, but the government seems to want to exclude from the list which relates to slot machines. A decision is difficult since they are games that are popular casinos lovers, whether online or in a land. Poker would be authorized for its online but not on the territory. "
The game will of course forbidden to minors, and advertising will be controlled while a number of limitations should be applied by operators in order to protect players against addiction. It remains to know what those limits but it is likely that the amount of bets and the number of bets themselves will be checked closely.
It is therefore a priori on the basis that the competitors can perform the PMU and Française des jeux, if they agree to comply with these specifications. A license of their games would be given during the second half of 2009. In contrast, the French Government still does not seem ready to recognize companies that have a gaming license in another member country of the European Union.
France seems nonetheless finally decided to move forward and follow the requirements of the European Union. The opening seemed inevitable as the position of France seemed difficult in the current context and as the English game is allowed to compete with foreign operators on their land while the reverse was impossible. However, it is necessary and beneficial to control this, several points, such as excluding slot machines, and especially the refusal to recognize companies that have a gaming license in another Member State, which is a the founding principles of Community law, could face a new European discontent. reply in a few months.
Meanwhile, fans of sports betting in France are still in the dark. The sports betting market continues to grow and accounted for almost one billion euros in France in 2007 (10 billion on the internet all countries). If you want to also test your skills outcome, we recommend the site Sporting Bet, which has a large experience and offers 100 free registration to make your bets.
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