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Groupe Cogit granted license for inaugural French Guiana casino

September 17, 2019

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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

Online gaming software, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Technology, Online Poker, Poker, The Players Lounge, France, Online Gambling News, 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, Sports betting, France, Online Gambling News, 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...

Playtech premieres iPoker.eu shared liquidity network

Adam Morgan

December 3, 2018

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Online gaming software, Online gambling regulation, Technology, Online Poker, Poker, The Players Lounge, Online Gambling News, France, Licensing, Spain

British omni-channel gaming software and services innovator, Playtech, has announced that online poker aficionados in the previously ring-fenced markets of Spain and France can now compete against each courtesy...

Casino Sanary-sur-Mer to open earlier than expected

Sadonna Price

June 5, 2018

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino project updates, France

With a projected opening date of November 2018, the Casino Sanary-sur-Mer in the Var area of France will be opening sooner than expected. The construction process has progressed faster than anticipated, allowin...

Sportnco provides PMU with new daily fantasy sports platform

Adam Morgan

May 25, 2018

Latest Casino and Gambling News, The Players Lounge, Online Gambling News, France, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Fantasy Sports

French business-to-business online sportsbook solutions innovator Sportnco has announced the signing of an agreement that has seen it provide state-owned Pari Mutuel Urbain (PMU) with a desktop and mobile daily...

France to sell off over half of its stake in lottery operator FDJ

Adam Morgan

April 10, 2018

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Lottery, France, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships

As part of a new privatization scheme, the government of France is reportedly set to sell off over half of its controlling stake in lottery operator Francaise Des Jeux (FDJ) via an initial public offering. A...

Trio arrested at 3.14 Casino following raid by French authorities

Adam Morgan

March 16, 2018

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Unlicensed Operation, Tax Evasion, France

In the south of France, three people were reportedly arrested in the resort city of Cannes over the weekend on allegations that they have been illegally running or participating in high-stakes games of poker at...

Ultra Partners to launch new gaming brand with French charm this March

Sadonna Price

February 16, 2018

Online gaming software, Latest Casino and Gambling News, New online casinos, The Players Lounge, Online Gambling News, France

As an official casino affiliate program for Unique Casino marketing, Ultra Partners has announced a new gaming brand will be launching next month. In March, MaChance will be released, offering a quality gaming ...

Quarterly success for Groupe Partouche

Adam Morgan

December 22, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Economy/Finance, France

French casino operator Groupe Partouche has released its financial results for the three months to the end of October reportedly showing that it experienced a 6% increase year-on-year in overall revenues to $12...

French regulator approves PokerStars.fr shared liquidity application

Adam Morgan

December 18, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Online gambling regulation, Online Poker, France, Online Gambling News

In France, online poker operator The Stars Group Incorporated has reportedly revealed that its PokerStars.fr service has received approval from the Autorite de Regulation des Jeux en Ligne (ARJEL) regulator to ...

Partouche awarded license for Hyères Palm Casino

Kim M

December 14, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Licenses, France, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships

France’s largest casino operator, Groupe Partouche (PARP:FP), has reportedly won the new public service delegation, running from 2018 to 2036, for the Hyères Palm Casino, according to G3Newswire. The sole ca...

French online gaming market records improved third-quarter results

Adam Morgan

November 24, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Online Poker, Online Gambling News, Sports betting, France

The online gaming market in France reportedly showed solid growth over the three months to the end of September aided by a 23% year-on-year increase in aggregated revenues from sportsbetting alongside an 11% sw...

Vikings Group to open casino in Sanary sur Mer

Kim M

November 6, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino project updates, France

In the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France, the mayor of Sanary sur Mer, Ferdinand Bernhard, recently laid the symbolic first stone for the foundation of a future casi...

Partouche introduces first casino in 3D on Instagram

Kim M

October 16, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, France

France’s largest casino operator, Groupe Partouche (PARP:FP), has reportedly launched Instagram’s first digital casino in voxel (think Minecraft). The offering on Instagram has nine rooms with each one corre...

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Groupe Cogit granted license for inaugural French Guiana casino

Relax Gaming Limited entering French online poker market

BetConstruct inks PMU horseracing partnership

Playtech premieres iPoker.eu shared liquidity network

Casino Sanary-sur-Mer to open earlier than expected

Sportnco provides PMU with new daily fantasy sports platform

France to sell off over half of its stake in lottery operator FDJ

Trio arrested at 3.14 Casino following raid by French authorities

Ultra Partners to launch new gaming brand with French charm this March

Quarterly success for Groupe Partouche

French regulator approves PokerStars.fr shared liquidity application

Partouche awarded license for Hyères Palm Casino

French online gaming market records improved third-quarter results

Vikings Group to open casino in Sanary sur Mer

Partouche introduces first casino in 3D on Instagram

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