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French online gaming market records encouraging first-quarter results

June 8, 2021

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In France and the L’Autorite Nationale des Jeux (ANJ) regulator has announced that the nation’s aggregated first-quarter online gaming turnover increased by 35% year-on-year to hit €587 million ($715 million). ...

Groupe Partouche opens the world’s first drive-through casino service

Adam Morgan

June 7, 2021

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French casino operator Groupe Partouche has reportedly heralded the opening last month of the world’s first drive-through casino service for its Casino Grande-Motte facility in the south of the nation. Accor...

New owner for France’s Hendaye Casino following TH Finance exit

Adam Morgan

March 15, 2021

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In southwestern France and the TH Finance concern of local businessman Thierry Hirigoyen has reportedly agreed to sell its modest Hendaye Casino venue to an entity of entrepreneurs Patrick Delahaye and Benjamin...

France possibly looking to relax strict casino location regulations

Adam Morgan

February 18, 2021

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In France and the government of President Emmanuel Macron is reportedly set to consider a provision that would allow smaller tourist-friendly towns and cities such as Sedan to host a casino. According to a r...

Groupe Partouche experiences coronavirus-related downturn

Adam Morgan

February 1, 2021

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French casino operator Groupe Partouche has reportedly announced that its aggregated gross gaming revenues for the twelve months to the end of October declined by some 21.8% year-on-year to €525.7 million ($635...

Groupe Partouche granted year-long Forges-les-Eaux license extension

Adam Morgan

January 26, 2021

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French casino operator Groupe Partouche has reportedly had the license for its Grand Casino venue in the small spa town of Forges-les-Eaux automatically extended by a further year after local officials were una...

Groupe Philippe Ginestet subordinate completes SFC acquisition

Adam Morgan

January 8, 2021

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In France and the Casigrangi subsidiary of local conglomerate Groupe Philippe Ginestet has reportedly completed its purchase of a 75.07% stake in local casino operator Societe Francaise de Casinos (SFC). Acc...

Neufchatel-Hardelot to study the possibility of hosting a new casino

Adam Morgan

December 7, 2020

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In northeastern France and the small town of Neufchatel-Hardelot is reportedly set to conduct a feasibility study early next year regarding the possibility of bringing a new casino to its seaside Hardelot Plage...

Casigrangi gets nod for Société Française de Casinos acquisition

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November 9, 2020

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Groupe Philippe Ginestet subsidiary, Casigrangi, has reportedly been given the nod by the French Ministry of the Interior to acquire at least 79.37 percent of the share capital along with voting rights of Paris...

Shuttered French casinos awaiting news on relief measures

Adam Morgan

October 20, 2020

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Casino News, Casino closures, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, France

Recently-closed casinos in nine French communities are reportedly eagerly awaiting news as to whether they are to receive fresh tax exemptions and access to a new solidarity fund. According to a Monday repor...

France begins re-opening casinos following eleven-week shutdown

Adam Morgan

June 2, 2020

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Casino openings, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, European Casino News, France

France has reportedly become the latest European nation to begin allowing its casinos to re-open following an eleven-week shutdown at the hands of the coronavirus pandemic. According to a report from iGaming...

Coming revamp for southern France’s Casino Barriere Saint-Raphael

Adam Morgan

December 19, 2019

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In southern France and local gambling and hotels giant Groupe Lucien Barriere has reportedly announced that it will soon commence work on a project to expand and renovate its casino in the seaside Var community...

Groupe Cogit granted license for inaugural French Guiana casino

Adam Morgan

September 17, 2019

Casino proposals, Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Central & South America Gaming, Economy/Finance, Licenses, France

Groupe Cogit has reportedly been granted a license to bring a first casino to French Guiana and it is now hoping to be able to commence operations at an interim gambling facility in the South American territory...

Relax Gaming Limited entering French online poker market

Adam Morgan

February 28, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Online gaming software, Technology, Online Poker, Poker, The Players Lounge, Online Gambling News, France, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships

Maltese online casino games and platform innovator, Relax Gaming Limited, has announced the signing of a deal with prominent operator, Kindred Group, that is to involve its poker product being introduced into t...

BetConstruct inks PMU horseracing partnership

Adam Morgan

December 4, 2018

Online gaming software, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Technology, Horse Racing, France, Online Gambling News, Sports betting, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships

Land-based and online gaming technology solutions firm, BetConstruct, has announced the signing of a deal with French horseracing operator, Pari Mutuel Urbain (PMU), that is to permit it to stream live events v...

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French online gaming market records encouraging first-quarter results

Groupe Partouche opens the world’s first drive-through casino service

New owner for France’s Hendaye Casino following TH Finance exit

France possibly looking to relax strict casino location regulations

Groupe Partouche granted year-long Forges-les-Eaux license extension

Groupe Philippe Ginestet subordinate completes SFC acquisition

Neufchatel-Hardelot to study the possibility of hosting a new casino

Casigrangi gets nod for Société Française de Casinos acquisition

Shuttered French casinos awaiting news on relief measures

Coming revamp for southern France’s Casino Barriere Saint-Raphael

Groupe Cogit granted license for inaugural French Guiana casino

Relax Gaming Limited entering French online poker market

BetConstruct inks PMU horseracing partnership

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