ARJEL President’s Departure Risks the Future of French Online Poker ARJEL President’s Departure Risks the Future of French Online Poker
Fredrik Rubensson, Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic
Key Takeaways
  • The President of French regulator ARJEL is leaving his post in January to take up a job in the private sector.
  • As a champion of lower gaming taxes and shared liquidity his resignation throws uncertainty into the direction the regulator will take.
  • A new attitude could destroy the industry and the tax revenues which it generates. ARJEL’s latest report showed the largest decline in poker revenues for the second quarter in a row, and the sixth straight quarter of decline.

The President of French regulator ARJEL is leaving his post in January to take up a job in the private sector. As a champion of lower gaming taxes and shared liquidity his resignation throws uncertainty into the direction the regulator will take.