French Report Shows that National Online Poker Regulation is Failing to Protect Consumers French Report Shows that National Online Poker Regulation is Failing to Protect Consumers
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Key Takeaways
  • A report submitted to several French government ministers irrefutably argues that the current system of national online poker regulation is comprehensively failing to provide adequate levels of consumer protection.
  • The report was compiled by the French association of online poker players (AFJPO).
  • In a meticulously researched and referenced study, the authors show how the failure to recognize that poker is different from other forms of gambling has led directly to the failure of current legislation to provide consumer protection.
  • The authors have done a signal service to the French poker playing community and to the industry. Regulators in other countries should add this report to their “immediate to read” list.

A report submitted to several French government ministers irrefutably argues that the current system of national online poker regulation is failing to provide adequate levels of consumer protection.