FRENCH MONOPOLY MOVING FAST IN ONLINE PREPARATIONS
15 May 2009
Now FdeJ set for online bingo
With the liberalisation of the French online gambling
market now in sight on January 2010, it is clear that
the state gambling monopoly Francaise des Jeux is
preparing to meet competition head on through a series
of agreements and promotional deals.
The latest
deal, for an online bingo operation through Sweden's NYX
Interactive, follows an announcement a few days ago that
the US poker software provider Cyberarts is to provide
FdeJ with online poker facilities, probably in
free-to-play form initially, but gearing up to full real
money action when the market opens.
In the NYX
deal, an online bingo site could be up for promotional
purposes within the next week or two. The Swedish
provider is well-versed in handling state-controlled
entities, having worked closer to home on a bingo
product for Svenska Spel, the Swedish government's
gambling monopoly.
Stefan Lindgren, CEO at NYX
says: “Providing our bingo solution to two major state
operators such as FDJ and Svenska Spel gives us great
confidence in what we are doing. The time and effort FDJ
has put into developing this latest product with us I
believe will have a significant effect on the industry.”
Side games in the FdeJ deal will include lottery and
scratchcard-type products, as French legislation will
not presently allow casino games such as roulette and
blackjack.
Online Casino News Courtesy of
Infopowa
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