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The French government is in the process of finalizing a full set of new gambling regulations that it is anticipated will fully take effect at the beginning of 2010. Right now though, France regulators are pretty strict on enforcing the old regulations that, while controversial and not supported by the European Commission, are the last word that the French government has passed through on the issue. The fact that online casinos and gambling sites have long been banned and blocked from the French market is the issue that Unibet is now facing as the company has to decide whether to accept the court’s ruling that Unibet was in the wrong for accepting French bets on Tennis matches. The case pitted the Fédération Française de Tennis (FFT) against this medium-sized online casino gambling and betting group.

Unibet is just one of many European online casino betting companies that has protested monopolistic gambling policies in EU countries by ignoring the bans and continuing to offer betting services. And although Unibet had a strong case and fought the case in court against the FFT, in the end the court ruled that Unibet was in the wrong and subject to paying a Euro 1.3 million fine. The crux of the current dilemma is whether Unibet should still fight the case and repeal it to a higher court. With the French regulations soon to change into more liberal and EU-friendly policies, there is a chance that Unibet will end up spending that same fine amount in a continued litigation process.

Some of the rulings coming down from the court are still pretty questionable and most online casino gambling and betting industry analysts agree that the gambling group still has a strong case despite this initial ruling. The new French regulations are the key chip – once they are enacted there is a thought that Unibet will have a stronger case.