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AFJEL welcomes French Government’s consultation process with a view to future regulation of online casino games
French gaming association L’Association Française du Jeu en Ligne, AFJEL, has welcomed the proposed approach to involve all stakeholders in a future regulation of online casino games in France. The government’s tight timetable should allow for the rapid emergence of shared solutions, in order to better protect the 4 million French people who currently play on…
French government delays inclusion of online gaming in 2025 Budget to allow for consultation
The French government has made a dramatic u-turn on its announcement that an amendment to open the country to online gaming would be included in its 2025 budget. Now, it says there will be a delay to allow for consultation with the existing sector. Speaking on Radio J, Budget Minister Laurent Saint-Martin: “There was talk that…
France – French casinos looking at five-year moratorium to offer online casinos exclusively
While French casinos have been demanding the legalisation of online casinos for several years, through their unions, Casinos de France and the Association of French Independent Casinos (ACIF), the deputy for the first constituency of Vendée, Philippe Latombe (MoDem), now wishes to make this pious wish come true. To do this, it has tabled a…
France – Vikings Casino group forced to shut down its casinos due to cyber attack
The Vikings Casinos group, the victim of a cyber attack since April 19, was able to reopen seven of its eleven casinos on April 27. According to Director General of the group, Luc Le Borgne, the casino group is unable to operate at full capacity. An 8th establishment will also resume service on April 28,…
France – French casinos up 2.76 per cent from pre-pandemic 2019 last year
The French Central Racing and Gaming Service (SCCJ) of the Ministry of the Interior has confirmed that France’s casinos generated GGR of €2.45bn in2022, marking a yearly increase of 130 per cent, and an increase from the pre-pandemic year of 2019 of 2.76 per cent. Stéphane Piallat, Head of the SCCJ, said: “This health crisis…
France – PandaScore launches dedicated widget for 11 esports titles
PandaScore has launched a dedicated widget for each of the 11 esports titles it offers, including the big three of CS:GO, Dota 2 and League of Legends. Operators using the esports data and odds supplier’s widgets are able to better attract and engage esports fans, particularly during live, with highly customisable esports widgets that provide…
France – Bourbonne-les-Bains casino ordered to remove self-promotion billboards
The casino of Bourbonne-les-Bains in Haute-Marne, owned by Joa Group, has received a letter from the Departmental Directorate of Territories (DDT) forcing it to remove advertising panels promoting its offer. The billboards of 12 m2 associate the name of the spa with that of the casino of Bourbonne The casino, whose licence was renewed last…
France – Moobifun appoints new CEO
iGaming solutions provider Moobifun has announced Jérôme-Olivier Falcon as the company’s new CEO. Falcon’s remit is to continue expanding the business through new commercial partnerships with the goal of doubling revenue within the first half of 2023, before tripling turnover by the conclusion of the year. Core focus areas will be enhancing Moobifun’s suite of…
France – Partouche heralds Hyères refurbishment as revenues return
Groupe Partouche, one of the European gaming leaders, generated Gross Gaming Revenue (GGR) of €148.2m during the second quarter of 2022 compared to €25.1m in 2021. The operator highlighted the ramping up of the Swiss online games with GGR coming in at €3.3m compared to €1.1m in the second quarter of 2021, as a highlight….
