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Deadline Looms

The pending FIFA World Cup games have the attention of the entire world as sports enthusiasts and the World Cup teams travel from all over the world this week to register for the games and prep for the competition. South Africa’s population has swollen in size now that the World Cup games are on the brink of starting and nations all over the world have reported that pre-betting is ramping up at the land and online casinos. France is the center of attention right now as well since many of the gambling companies are anticipating the new French regulations will pass through into law perhaps just in time for the World Cup games. France’s closed market is on the cusp of fully blooming and foreign betting online casino betting companies are really hoping to boost their World Cup market by legally including French players.

The situation is being watched closely because numerous online casinos and betting sites have already applied for licensing in France but that licensing process has not quite finalized and there are no actual foreign sites that have officially received the go-ahead to operate within France and target French gamblers. There are several major international online casinos that have applied for French licensing and yet a larger majority of the major sites refuse to participate in France’s protectionist regulations that were not approved by the EU because they do embody the spirit of free trade and equality for companies within the EU. Will Hill, Ladbrokes, Betfair and other online casino sites feel that the French regulations that passed will make it nearly impossible to operate a profitable business in France even with the flux of betting from the World Cup.

There is a strong hope from some companies that licensing will come in before the World Cup starts. And then there are the other companies that are very frustrated with France situation and will not operate whether or not new regulations pass.