French governetent u-turns online casino gambling amendment
Budget Minister Laurent Saint-Martin indicated on Sunday that the government had withdrawn the amendment to the draft 2025 Budget providing for paving the way for the authorization of online casinos in France.
The executive finally kicked the issue into touch. Budget Minister Laurent Saint-Martin said on Radio J on Sunday that the government had withdrawn the amendment to the 2025 Budget project that planned to pave the way for the authorization of online casinos in France, which had caused a lot of reaction from the sector in recent days. “There was talk of the government submitting an amendment. This is no longer the case. I think we need to work among ourselves first,” the minister said.
The amendment submitted last Saturday by the government planned to authorize online casinos by decree in France, the only country in the European Union along with Cyprus where this means of gambling is prohibited, while setting its level of taxation. “I am very vigilant on this subject. We must not make mistakes. This must not penalize a certain number of players, particularly physical casinos,” the minister said.