Tag Archives: Pari-Mutuel Urbain
France – More approvals given for shared liquidity poker markets
GVC Holdings and Pari Mutuel Urbain (PMU) have been authorised to offer shared online poker liquidity in France. French online regulator ARJEL has now approved five companies to share liquidity poker markets between France, Spain, Italy and Portugal. SAS, the local subsidiary of GVC-owned Bwin, will make use of the licence. PokerStars, Betclic and SPS…
France – French Ministry delays roll-out of Française Des Jeux machine test
The French authorities have delayed moves to roll out test betting machines at over 100 venues owned by Française Des Jeux (FDJ), the state-owned lottery and sports betting company. Michel Sapin and Christian Eckert, Minister of the Economy and Finance and Secretary of State for Budget confirmed the ‘suspension’ of the test following protests on…
Brazil – Pari Mutuel Urbain to operate horse race betting in Brazil
French company Pari Mutuel Urbain announced Friday that it will become the operator of horse racing betting in Brazil through the Brazilian Jockey Club (JCB). According to a company statement on Thursday 1st of October in Paris, PMU, signed a partnership agreement with Jockey Club Brasileiro to develop horserace betting in Brazil. PMU’s subsidiary PMU…
France – PMU extends sports betting partnership with Paddy Power
French sports betting company Pari-Mutuel Urbain (PMU) has extended its agreement with Irish bookmaker Paddy Power for a further five years. The two first partnered in 2010 with Paddy Power providing risk management, event management and fixed-odds pricing services to PMU. Paddy Power Chief Executive Andy McCue said: “Our focus on innovation within sports betting…
