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Official language: French
Population: 65,073,482
Currency: Euro (EUR)

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1 GBP = EUR
1 USD = EUR

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Casinos in France
Of all Europe, France sits at the top, alongside Germany and the UK, for the number of traditional brick & mortar casinos currently in operation. It is a gambling country, and casinos have been around for centuries. There are dozens of casinos in France, mostly in Paris, but they can be found in several other cities as well.

France has contributed many things to the gambling world. The games of Roulette and Blackjack both have their origins in France. More significantly, the 'standard' 52-card deck that is used in all casinos has a French design – these cards can be found in both French casinos and casinos around the world.

Online Casinos in France
For many years, French players wishing to play at online French casinos had a limited number of choices. They could either play at the sites offered by the local state gambling monopoly, or could gamble at an internet casino run by a foreign company and hosted offshore. Many of these sites offered services in the French language, and nearly all of them accepted Euros as payment, but none were sanctioned by the French government.

Then, in June of 2010, the French government dismantled the state gambling monopoly and began to license and regulate online casinos and other forms of internet gambling. The revamped French gambling laws created an immediate spike in online gambling activity. Since the changes were made, online casinos have become more popular than ever before in France. Dozens of licenses have been given out so far, to gambling companies both foreign and domestic, and the industry shows no signs of slowing down.