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France Issuing More Licenses

The French government has finally released the second round of licensing in the country this week and that means that French players will now have access to even more gambling opportunities than they did when the first round of licensing was completed. France is in a peculiar situation right now because the country has launched new gambling regulations that do not actually comply fully with the EU requirements and yet the European Commission has not done a lot to stop France and force further compliance. The French regulations that came into effect this month are far better then the monopoly that was in place previously but is still far from ideal.

The main concern with the new online casino gambling regulations is the fact that some aspects of the industry have remained a monopoly – it’s mostly internet betting that has been opened to foreign competition. This regulatory oversight is not sitting right with some companies interested in internet poker and online casinos. The second round of licensing though is what is prompting renewed objections, the French licensing committee has just chosen the next five gambling sites that are able to legally offer gambling in the market.

These newly licensed online casino betting sites include: ChiliPoker, FriendBet, PokerStars, LuckyJeux and Party Gaming. There are also other sites operating in the market but these are now five of the companies that are legally able to offer internet betting services to French gamblers – France also intends to license another round of sites in the coming weeks and months but the licensing process takes time to review before the sites are approved so companies with smaller names are not often immediately licensed.