France Online Casino Bill

A new gambling bill that reflects gambling websites and operators has began taking action last June 1 after it has been approved by the government of France. There may be others that may say that this new legalization in online casinos discriminates all nongovernmental gambling organizations and creates monopolies in the states.

Many believe that this step is not according to the European Union (EU) standard, and it does not give fair chances to casino websites wishing to establish operation in France. On the other hand, the taxes, fair betting, and avoiding Internet money laundry will come under order due to the legalization of online casinos.

When this new gambling bill was passed in the France parliament, 299 votes support the bill, while 233 votes oppose this and are not sure whether this is a very good idea. However, the numbers are already enough for the bill to be approved.

One of the major clause in the new online gambling bill discuss taxation of online casino and sport betting websites. It is obvious that the France government are looking forward to earning and monitoring the money that comes in and out from this field, especially for the upcoming World Cup 2010. Thus, they can nicely claim that they are monitoring online gambling products in favor of the customers and to help the French public who are experiencing gambling problems.

Following this online gambling bill, licenses will be distributed by the government to some casino and betting websites. There are particular operators that are looking forward to operate in the French gaming market. The operator of the fifth largest online poker network according to PokerScout.com, bwin, has already applied licenses for sports betting and poker. BetClic has also applied for sports betting, horse racing, and online poker operation licenses. The Poker News Daily also reported that Microgaming, the ninth largest poker network, has also applied for three licenses, in which two are for 888.com online casino.