FRENCH STILL CONSIDERING ONLINE GAMBLING REGULATION
25 April 2008
Prime minister's office currently has the ball
The French government is still considering the
implications of legalising online gambling under strict
controlling measures, according to a report this week by
the Dow Jones business news service. According to the
report Prime Minister Francois Fillon's office is
currently handling the issue and considering a study
commissioned last November and handed in recently to
government (see previous InfoPowa report)
Currently, all internet-based games involving money are
outlawed in France, except for the state monopolies
Francaise des Jeux and pari-mutuel (or pool betting)
horse betting PMU. However, the French have come under
increasing pressure from the European Commission to
comply with the European Union treaty regarding free
competition with other member nations.
The study identifies possibilities for opening up the
presently exclusive French market: issuing licenses
limiting online betting to sporting events; including
betting on card games or licensing all games except
lotteries.
Sources report that the study does not seem to envision
wide-open Internet gambling in France. The study
apparently claims that the legalisation of online slot
machines would run contrary to France's "objectives of
common interest," including the protection of gamers
against addiction and the prevention of fraud and money
laundering.
Online Casino News courtesy of
InfoPowa
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