Betclic Everest CEO Wants France to Allow Online Casinos
Key Takeaways
  • The CEO of Betclic Everest has called for French gaming law changes to allow online casino games.
  • In an interview with iGaming Business she expressed her surprise that French politicians had not realised that the best way to protect customers was to “control the market.”
  • PPoker companies are having a hard time making profits in France. The addition of casino games to online operators’ offerings would add another profitable business line that could keep them in the market.

Isabelle Andres, CEO of the Betclic Everest Group, has called for French gaming law changes to allow operators to offer online casino games.

As the law currently stands, only horse racing, sports betting and online poker are allowed under regulator ARJEL, plus a national lottery under mainly state owned Française des Jeux.