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France Online Poker Overview<\/h2>\n

While there are some obstacles for French online poker players, the country does offer a nice market for those looking for some card-playing fun. This review offers all the ins and outs of the French market<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Players will find out how to create an account, scan through the player lobby, banking options<\/strong> to fund an account, and much more. Free money is also nice and this article will help French players earn some nice bonuses<\/strong> when making that first deposit.<\/span><\/p>\n

Whether you\u2019re new to the game or just need a refresher, read below for all the France poker details.<\/span><\/p>\n

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French Poker Sites Ranked by Traffic<\/span><\/h2>\n
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1<\/span><\/div>iPoker Europe<\/span><\/div><\/td>
316<\/span><\/td>\n 67<\/td>\n 587<\/span><\/td>\n 350<\/span><\/td>\n 462,441,453,402,395,354,368,370,411,416,377,409,373,351<\/span><\/td>\n <\/td><\/tr>
2<\/span><\/div>Winamax.fr<\/span><\/div><\/td>
1,605<\/span><\/td>\n 0<\/td>\n -<\/td>\n -<\/td>\n 3228,3119,2901,3051,2826,2480,2684,2928,3028,3133,2759,2671,2459,2548<\/span><\/td>\n <\/td><\/tr>
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France<\/strong> was among the first countries to regulate real money online poker<\/a> in Europe<\/strong> \u2013 and unfortunately, local lawmakers opted for a semi-fenced market solution<\/strong>. As a result, players from France<\/strong> are allowed to play only on locally regulated sites, but French operators<\/strong> are still free to offer their services to people from all over Europe.<\/p>\n

This kind of approach benefits the French government and certain French businesses. However, it is also harmful to international businesses<\/strong>, who are put in a lose-lose situation as soon as they decide to enter the local market.<\/p>\n

Either they allow players from abroad to join their French site, thereby creating additional competition<\/strong> for their own international platform, or they box French players in, cutting them off<\/strong> from the rest of Europe.<\/p>\n

France’s real money online poker laws<\/h2>\n

French gambling laws have a certain Byzantine quality to them. Every form of real-money gaming<\/strong> is regulated separately. Land-based poker regulations have very little to do with online poker regulations. Both are completely separate<\/strong> from casino-related<\/strong> laws and sports betting<\/strong> laws that govern betting sites such as those listed on ParisSportif.<\/p>\n

There is no consistency to speak of, which is pretty confusing since these regulations go as far as to dictate which poker variants<\/strong> are allowed and which are banned. On a brighter note, the situation isn\u2019t as ambiguous as in most other Western countries, such as Canada<\/strong><\/a> and Germany<\/strong><\/a>. French law may be complicated, but at least it\u2019s very specific and stable.<\/p>\n

What is or is not legal in France?<\/h3>\n

French poker operators have to obtain a \u201cclub game\u201d license from ARJEL<\/strong> (Autorit\u00e9 de r\u00e9gulation des jeux en ligne<\/strong> \u2013 Regulatory Authority for online games). These licenses are issued exclusively to businesses based in France.<\/p>\n

As briefly touched on above, the rules that govern online poker are separate from those that govern land-based poker (Decree 2010-723 on the categories of club games mentioned in Article 14 of the Online Gaming Law and the principles governing their technical rules).<\/p>\n

Only four p<\/strong>oker variants are authorized for online play
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