France Close to Allowing Online Casino Gambling
3 May 2005
FRANCE -- As reported by Casinos.ch: "Online Casino gambling has long been popular in Europe. In some respects the online
casino legislation may change sooner in Europe and the UK than in the US. "French online casinos are no exception to this rule. The French online casino business has been in full swing for several years. It is estimated that the French gamble twice as often and for three times as long as British online casino players. The increase in high speed Internet connection within France has a lot to do with the rise in popularity of the online casino.
"...Land based casino gambling in France is highly restricted and if you want to play casino games in France your only choice is state-managed operations.
"...But an inconsistency in EU policy has allowed for French players to play at the online casino..."
