Posted by Gerry Poltorak on Aug 16, 2010 Posted in Poker Industry News | No Comments »

When France legalized and regulated online poker it came with a high price for French players, and perhaps an even higher price for the online poker rooms themselves. Online poker rooms must be licensed under the Autorite De Regulation Des Jeux En Ligne –which I will hence forthRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Jul 08, 2010 Posted in Poker News | No Comments »

A snowball effect is happening in France over their new online poker regulations that require online poker sites to purchase a special –and expensive—license, and pay taxes to the French Government, in order to offer their services to French poker players. Additionally, players are only allowed to competeRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Apr 08, 2010 Posted in Poker Industry News | No Comments »

The final vote was 299 to 223 in favor of legalizing and regulating the online poker industry in France. The landmark bill marks yet another country taking a stand on online poker, and online gambling in general, whether for or against it. We can only wonder when theRead Full Article

Posted by Steve Ruddock on Oct 15, 2009 Posted in Poker Industry News | No Comments »

As first reported on by pokerpages.com, France is moving towards a regulated online poker industry. In what appears to be a global effort to regulate the online gaming industry, the French National Assembly passed a controversial bill on Monday that will now make its way to the FrenchRead Full Article