Recently, the online gambling market for international operators has been opened up in France. This is to adhere to the free trade requirements of the European Union. But in order for these operators to begin their online casino gambling business in the country, the new online gambling law of France requires them to obtain an additional French gaming license dictating constraints which are regarded as "excessive" and "draconian".

With regards to the law, there are over 35 online casino operators that resolved to apply for the licenses to operate in the country while many other companies do not take the chance. And also due to this law that there are many others which completely withdraw from the French online casino gambling market.

Last June 9, the full list of the online gambling companies who are given the license to operate in the French market was released to the public. This includes:

• BetClic
• Beturf
• BES SAS
• Bwin/Amaury Groupe
• EverestPoker
• France Pari
• La Française des Jeux
• Iliad Gaming/ChiliGaming
• Pari Mutuel Urbain
• SPS Betting
• Table 14

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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.

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In Washington there is a state law that makes engaging in online gambling for both poker and online casino, an unlawful act. The Washington State branch of the Poker Players Alliance had challenged this law. Moving up from the trial court and the appeals court, the case came up for hearing before the Washington Supreme Court. The arguments on behalf of the Poker Players Alliance were led by state director Lee Rousso.

Lee Rousso challenged the Washington state law under the Commerce Act. Under this Act no state can pass legislation that discriminates against a section of any industry. According to Lee Rousso the Washington legislation discriminates against the online casino industry. A person playing poker or blackjack in a brick and mortar casino is considered engaging in a legal activity.

However, the same person playing the same online casino game is considered a felon. Lee Rousso pointed out that the only persons to benefit from making online casino an unlawful act were the tribal casinos regulated by the state. This was because a competing sector was being prevented from operating.

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