The stars and "celebrities" are part of Patrick Bruel and Vikash Dhorasoo in Winamax, Sebastien Chabal and Gael Monfils PokerStars. Except setbacks, the market opens on Tuesday of poker on the Internet, with the publication of a decree on Tuesday morning, three weeks after the approval of Paris and equestrian sports because of obstruction of Malta.
Eleven sites have already been approved by the regulatory authority of gambling online (Arjel) to start immediately. It includes actors from Paris and equestrian sports (PMU, EurosportBET, Unibet, Bwin), but also "pure players" of online poker (PokerStars Winamax), and a group of casinos, the Partouche Group. Full Tilt The U.S., which operates in France, appears conspicuously absent. But the list is endless.Other candidates are in the starting blocks, starting with the French casino operator: Groupe Lucien Barriere (associated with the French games), Joa Group and the Group Tranchant. The latter will present a dossier to the Arjel in ten days. "We will launch probably in July after we leave" says Georges Tranchant Group President.
Tournaments in casinos
Nearly one million of French already play poker online, on sites not registered. The market is already well 200-300000000 turnover.With market opening, the rules will change: the stakes will be taxed at 2%, the sites "illegal" will come under fire from Arjel, and cards will be redistributed.
For players, the law will require them to play between the French, which could incite go to sites not approved to be measured by internationally renowned artists. For poker sites, the party looks tight because everyone wants to be the first. Winamax, the site of Patrick Bruel and Marc Simoncini, wants to be number one. But PokerStars, the world leader, holds the leading position in France. "Our goal is to be the biggest online poker operator in France and to offer as many tournaments and tables on the Internet to French customers," Balkany said Alexander, president of France PokerStars.There will inevitably be losers as well as reconciliations, knowing that the professionals themselves do not see that term 3-5 big poker sites. At the international level, ten traders share 80% of the market.
Attracting the largest number of players in organizing tournaments on its website and in game rooms will make all the difference. PokerStars is the biggest sponsor in world tournaments in casinos, is preparing to launch in September a new competition, France Poker Series, with casinos Partouche and circle Haussmann. "With Everest Poker and Unibet Poker, we have the largest community of gamers in France," says his side Nicolas Beraud, Director General Manga Gaming, owner of the two sites. With the support of their shareholders, the League of seaside of Monaco, and Unibet Everest Poker will host tournaments in Monte Carlo at the end of the year.'We are the only ones who control the entire chain of poker television tournaments in casinos, on the other hand welcomes Patrick Partouche, the chairman of the Partouche Group. Our group has created the boom of poker in France. The Partouche Poker Tour is about 25,000 players a season and a prize pool of 3.5 million euros. I'm not worried, provided that the state combating the illegal sites. "
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