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Welcoming French Opening

The European online caisno gambling industry is welcoming the opening of the French market and some of the top names in the market are seeing this licensing period as a prime way to legally enter into what will be one of the more lucrative European internet gambling markets. France has announced compliance with the European Commission’s requests for an end to the state monopoly on online casinos and internet betting and as such the foreign gambling companies are now preparing themselves for entry into this market. For Intralot, the decision to vie for a French license was easy – the company already has a strong name, brand, and reputation in the industry and the potential revenue in the French market is much to enticing to pass up.

Intralot is based out of Greece and operates as a software and games development company for the online casino gambling industry. Additionally, Intralot is a growing name in the money and payment processing market. Intralot feels that there is no real reason why the company would not receive a French license. Intralot is specifically seeking one of the finite licenses that will be issued for the horserace and sportsbetting industry.

Like Italy now, the French betting and gambling market will be open to foreign online casinos, but only via licensing and then only in some very specific sectors of the market. Although many foreign gaming companies would undoubtedly prefer a fully open French gaming market this latest action is a definite step in the right direction for a country that was previously adamantly in support of protectionist legislation that advocated a state-run government monopoly.