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French casinos: They register good results thanks to poker
2.1%, this is the drop of gross gaming recorded between November 2009 and October 2010 for the French casinos, according to the three unions of professionals. This fairly stable fall attendance at gambling houses is attributed to the assets of the discipline that attracts every day many amateur players, poker. Even negative, the turnover of the 196 establishments for 2010 are not alarming, said the report that representatives of trade unions of casinos which which are the Casino de France, the Syndicat des Casinos modernes de France and the Association of Independent French casinos.
The gross gaming or PBJ, which is the direct difference between wagers and winnings of players, is encouraging compared to the last two years which are in the range of - 9% for 2008 and - 8.2% for the following year. For the unions, this improvement in poker games in French casinos is explained by the decision of the Authority for the Regulation of Online Games to open the market for games of chance. Specifically, many new online poker enthusiasts are attracted more by the desire to play in the real world and thanks to the many advertisements of this discipline in the territory of the Hexagon, it gives new opportunity for these establishments. Besides the effect of poker advertising on the new enthusiasts of the game, the various French casinos had the beneficial effect of tons of tax cuts since August 2009.
Source: Poker 777
Thursday, 23 December 2010
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