In a rather shocking move, it seems that Betfair, one of the powerhouse operators in the online casino round has decided to no longer accept bets from players with inside the nation of France. This all came in after the French government decided to pass through legislation that outlaws operators that are not licensed to mess to clean through the nation of France. So in a sense, this is a sort of backlash that operators in the business of online casinos are quite familiar with. Players and operators throughout the nation of Europe have been working hard to gain access to some highly lucrative markets that hold great deal of financial potential.

Unfortunately, the road to riches is not incredibly easy for foreign-based operators of online casinos. They have to fight tooth and nail in order to gain an edge in the market or even enter a market if the government legislation is in place regarding Internet casino activity is set up to maintain a state run monopoly and exclude efforts made by foreign operators. This is definitely the case for what is happening in the nation of France right now and Betfair is not having any part of it.

They have found a way to fight back back in this is definitely going to bring about some negative reactions among gamblers in France. So far, Betfair has been critical of a lot of the legislation that many countries within the European region have gone so far as to adopt. This is their most boldest efforts yet to show their disapproval of the steps of the French government has recently taken.

Tags: Betfair, online gambling laws in france

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