When the French igaming market liberalized in 2010, it looked as though operators and affiliates could start counting on a steady flow of Francs to add to their revenue streams. Unfortunately a series of regulatory blunders and other mishaps have made betting on French igaming anything but a sure bet. Early-to-market operators not only found…
Pari Mutuel Urbain (PMU), the French state-owned betting conglomerate, is moving to wall off its land-based and online enterprises. It's a huge move that's motivated by market competition and could seriously shake up the French gaming market. PMU's online wing has always been able to count on solid liquidity thanks to its connection to 11,000…
[caption id="attachment_27997" align="aligncenter" width="425" caption="More Gaming Companies On Their Way Out Of France"][/caption] The French legal online gaming jurisdiction is proving to be much harder to crack while more companies are finding it difficult to make a go of it. Looks like there are two more casualties including Poker Leaders, who was unable to launch…
ARJEL, the French gaming regulator, has announced their plans for reimbursing Full Tilt Poker players under their jurisdiction. It's just the latest in a frenzy of action coming ahead of Full Tilt's anticipated November 6 relaunch. Under the ARJEL plan, French players will be allowed to move their long-frozen FullTilt.Fr money to a PokerStars.Fr account.…
France's online poker regulation body ARJEL announced this week it will enter into cooperation with Spain's Dirección General de Ordenación del Juego (DGOJ). The agreement will lead to increased cooperation between the two bodies regarding the sharing of information pertaining to legalizing online gambling. The partnership is another step towards what could become shared online…
Betclic Everest Group is joining the migration of companies flocking to PlayTech's iPoker Network. This strategic move could help both businesses increase their foothold in the European market, especially in France. (The move includes both EverestPoker.com and EverestPoker.fr). Playtech's CEO, Mor Weiser emphasized the importance of the French poker market in a statement to the…
The Olympics in London was a great indication that some affiliates are missing out on the lucrative 20 million Euros betting market. According to Casino Choice, live betting accounted for 57% of the €19.2 million wagered by French bettors on this year’s Olympics, with 34% of the 1.9 million bets placed on French-regulated websites. With this…
[caption id="attachment_21213" align="alignright" width="204" caption="So long Bet24, its was nice knowing you."][/caption] As of May 24, all Bet24 player accounts will be officially migrated to Unibet and the company that made such a big splash in European gambling will cease to exist. This news came to CAP by way of a refreshingly candid forum posting…
Since France liberalized gaming laws back in 2010, affiliates have been struggling to make inroads in the online gambling market there. Part of the problem stems from a French economy that's been slumping, but there are also complexities in the French gaming market the make player conversions more difficult. If you're trying to increase French…
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