France Gambling

Eyes turn to France as market opens up

Many online gambling operators expect a boost for their business from the 2010 scheduled opening of the French market. read more

Tennis-Autopsy shows Montcourt died of cardiac arrest

International news brief: Montcourt, who had just begun a five-week ban for gambling on other players' matches, suffered cardiac arrest. read more

European Parliament MEPs to debate online gambling rules to combat fraud, addiction, consumers

MEPs will on Monday debate whether online gambling should be regulated at a national or European level. read more

UK, Malta dig in heels over EU gaming initiative

International news brief: Britain and Malta have teamed up to head off moves by EU president France to forge a bloc-wide policy for regulating the multi-billion euro gambling industry. read more

European Poker Tour to return to Deauville

After a two-year hiatus, the PokerStars sponsored tour will return to the French town in January. read more

UEFA Cup matches under investigation

International news brief: UEFA is to launch a gambling investigation unit after it emerged 25 UEFA Cup matches were being studied due to irregular betting patterns. read more

France's Mathieu Montcourt banned from tennis circuit for betting

International News Brief: French player Mathieu Montcourt was banned from the men's tennis circuit for two months on Friday after being found guilty of betting on matches. read more

French bets ruling could be windfall for sport

International News Brief: French high court ruling paves way for sports governing bodies to charge betting companies for permission to offer markets on their tournaments. read more

France expects first online betting permits in 2009

International News Brief: France will begin issuing authorisation for online betting operators from the second half of 2009 after agreeing with the European Union to open up the market. read more

Scientific Games wins French contract

Scientific Games announced it has been chosen as the primary instant ticket provider to La Francaise des Jeux . read more

WAP affiliate program targets French market

Income Access and Gold Mobile Casino have announced that their WAP affiliate program will be targeting the French market with a new site. read more

Unibet CEO posts bail

Unibet CEO Petter Nylander was transferred from the Netherlands to France Wednesday and released on €200,000 bail for allegedly violating French gambling laws. read more

France, EU fight over horseracing

International News Brief: A row between France and the European Union is coming to a head, and the future of Europe's most vibrant horse-racing industry could be at stake. read more

Top-10 Gambling Destinations

Our Top-10 list of Gambling Destinations begins in New England, travels the high seas to China and lands in Las Vegas. read more

French step away from online gambling battle

International News Brief: France is preparing to bow to pressure from Brussels and agree to a partial liberalisation of its state-run betting monopolies. read more