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

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Gambling in France
Gambling in most forms is legal in France, and has been for some time. It is strictly controlled, however, and is only allowed when and where the Justice Ministry officially sanctions it. Most often, however, the only regulations that are placed on gambling in France are limits that help keep the pastime from becoming habitual for French players.

Most forms of gambling are popular in France, from casino-style card games and slots to lottery, horse races, and sports betting. Card games are especially popular, which is not a surprise, considering it was the French who designed the standard 52-card deck used all over the world today.

Online Gambling in France
In terms of online gambling, in June 2010, France officially implemented sweeping changes to the national laws to allow for regulation and taxation of foreign-based internet casinos, online poker and sportsbook websites. Whereas previously only the national companies Francaise des Jeux and the PMU were allowed to operate online gambling sites, France now licenses dozens of offshore gambling groups. letting them offer their services to French players.

These new French gambling laws have received quite a lot of criticism. Some large offshore groups actually gave up trying to get a licence during the early phases of the legalization project. Critics called the laws "protectionist" and "anti-competitive". Despite the tough rules, however, the country's online gambling industry is strong and growing stronger, and local player have access to more variety than ever before.