The law finally passed, the race will start between operators eyeing the French market for online games. Technical constraints, high taxes… the battle will be fierce. For the French monopoly PMU games and leave with several lengths ahead. This is an Ascension will remember the French pioneers of online gaming..
But this Thursday, May 13, the day of the promulgation of the law as expected on gambling online, the government has launched the opening of a market whose threshold waiting impatiently for months a crowd of suitors. Within days, the tension rose a notch. On 17 May, Arjel, the authority empowered to issue licenses to prospective operators, held its first meeting on May 18, it received its first cases, the May 19, the High Council of Audiovisual (CSA) made public its rules for advertising and, now, everyone holds their breath waiting for the precious card which will launch on also, the race for bettors. In earlier June 7, announced the Arjel. Or just days before the start, June 11, the FIFA World Cup in South Africa.
As to who will really benefit from market opening in France, the bet still seems risky. Patrick Bruel Shareholder Winamax He is the ambassador of the first Francophone community of online poker, probably the most profitable niche. Stephane Courbit co-shareholder of Gaming Mangas He staked a lot on the French market with BetClick (paris sports) and Everest (poker). Because they are numerous on the starting line. The historical – French games (FDJ) and PMU – who fought to preserve their monopole.Les snipers, on-line foreign operators like Bwin Austria and Britain Unibet, who made headlines by defying the ban have on French territory.