France Passes Online Poker BillSports Betting and Online Poker Have Been Legalised By French Parliament |
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French parliament has taken a historic decision to open up the state-dominated gambling market after it passed the bill legalising and regulating online betting yesterday, including poker, by 299 votes to 223.
The bill is now expected to be signed into law ahead of June’s World Cup in South Africa.
The Daily Telegraph quotes budget minister Francois Baroin as saying, "This text will allow us to progressively dry up the black market in online gambling by creating a legal offer which obeys the rules.”
Online poker will be taxed at 2 percent while sports bettors will face a tariff of 7.5 percent.
PartyGaming has made a move into the market and will be offering online poker to former state-run PMU.
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