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The French market hasn’t even officially opened yet and the online casino gambling industry is eagerly pressing forward with submissions and attempts to be one of the first operators to secure a French gaming license. The competition, naturally, is fierce considering all of the major gambling companies would love to have initial access to the market as it emerges from a previous total monopoly. France was one of the dozen or so countries that refused to open up their gambling markets to foreign competition from online casinos and gambling companies despite heavy pressure from the European Commission. The changing factor for France was essentially the threats from the Commission to take the case to the European Court of Justice.

At that point the French government conceded the point and announced that it was in the drafting process of new regulations that would legalize, license, and regulate the online casinos entering the French market. With that announcement all of the major gambling companies began to plan their entry into the market. Intralot is one of the most outspoken of the online casino gambling companies seeking a French license – specifically, the company is looking to obtain a 5-year license for horseracing and sportsbetting.

There is no clear indication of when the new legislation will come into effect and how soon online casino gambling companies can anticipate applying for French licenses. According to information from the French government the final stages of drafting and then submitting the new legislation for approval should conclude before the end of the year – that puts new sites entering the market as soon as January 2010 as an estimation.