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France Gambling Policy Questioned

It is certainly not new news that the European Union (EU) has expressed concern over France’s reluctance to comply with free trade obligations and cross border competition regulations. Like other nations, France bans betting and online casino gambling companies from accessing French players, yet allows the state-run gambling monopolies to run betting and gambling. And though the EU has actively asked France to amend the policy, months later, the policies are still in place that prohibit online casinos and betting companies located in other countries.

Despite resistance to the EU’s constant prodding to alter the existing prohibitory gambling laws, France asserts that it is not entirely reluctant to open up the existing betting and gambling market. A French minister, Eric Woerth, commented that the stipulations to opening up gambling and betting is that France will “control” the process and further, the country will not allow “just any operator” access to the French market. So though online casinos and betting are still not a surefire guarantee, the French government is “not hostile to opening up to online gambling,” says Woerth.

The EU has continually pushed for a quick resolution to the France problem and it looks as though it could potentially find resolution on October 17in Paris. Many individuals representing the various interests in French online casino gambling and betting all met a few weeks ago in Brussels to discuss the issue and possible resolutions – and the Paris meeting is a follow up that will highlight information on a new French model for betting and online casino gambling activities and will include the current state gambling and betting monopolies.