France: Latest News

The President of France has appointed Charles Coppolani to the post vacated by Jean-François Vilotte.

23.5% of French online poker players play on sites operating without a French license.

France has stepped up its campaign against gray market gambling operators by airing a TV commercial exposing players’...

Evian and Amneville dropped—Monaco and an online event added.

A proposed amendment to share liquidity with other regulated EU markets was rejected, against ARJEL’s advice.

Uncertainty now surrounds ARJEL’s support for lower taxes and shared liquidity.

Prestigious event will be hosted at Casino Barriere in January.

The reigning WPT Player of the Year and 2012 champion sits in 10th with 24 remaining.

The closure of Partouche’s and Barriere’s online poker site is a wake-up call to US land-based operators expecting to parlay their brand into online success.

Mass multi-tabling, “unfair advantages” from HUDs, the isolated life of a poker pro, high taxes: Featured article paints a bleak picture of online poker in France.

Poker operators lost a total of €36m in 2012 thanks to an effective tax rate of 37%.

Winamax has enjoyed pole position for over 18 months—but now it is once again neck and neck with rival PokerStars.FR.