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Online games: Attractiveness of French licence very debated
The sector of gambles which was always a public monopoly, but which is forced to be opened because of internet and online casinos implanted in foreign countries, will know confusion with the come into force of its framing text in France. Since a long time, operators in the sector indeed found parades to get round the legislation in vigour. In the United States, upswing of gambles and poker in the middle of the 19th century, followed then by its interdiction in several Southern States, then in the West of the country, leaded to the transformation of ships taking the Mississippi into gaming room. It was a strategy to get round this law applied on these States’ ground. Similar practice won’t fail to begin if the French law about online games is not attractive.
If general inquiry service currently maintains regulation of the sector, by examining application for casinos licence and by controlling their management, craftiness for escape from it remain numerous. A tax of 1.8% on stakes, whereas professionals have to bet and bet again on several hands their money before earning a benefit, would penalize professional players living on French territory. A residence in London or in other European town would be in this way more interesting for these persons. Others can envisage the use of connexion by proxy in order to hide the French origin of the internet connexion. But in order that this law about online games can really contribute to a reasoned and framed development of games in the country, the maximum ceiling of taxes is suggested.
Source: Poker 777
Tuesday, 23 June 2009
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