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France to award licences in online gambling market

The June 10, 2023, By Zane Plate

The French Gambling regulator ARJEL disclosed yesterday the winners of licenses in the newly legalized domestic online sports betting market. online casino news: France to award licences in online gambling market

This occurred just in time for the football World Cup that will begin on Frieday. However, companies wishing to obtain poker permits will have to wait a while longer.

Among the 23 companies vying for online gambling permits in France, about 15 will be able and authorized to operate as today. However, poker operators will have to wait until the end of June, because of a one month technical delay caused by questions raised by Malta two weeks ago at the European Commission about French law. However, the questions raised are only procedural, and cannot affect French law.

Along with traditional French gambling groups, state owned lottery group Francaise des Jeux and horse-race betting company PMU, the main European online gambling companies, have shown interest in the deregulated French sports betting market. This segment alone could be potentially worth billions of dollars alone.





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