Poker Leaders and Beturf approved in France
Poker room and horse betting operator latest to receive ARJEL accreditation.
French regulatory authority ARJEL has approved a further two companies to operate in the country’s egaming market.
Poker Leaders has received clearance to offer online poker, while Beturf was granted horse betting accreditation in the latest round of decisions from the regulator.
Meanwhile Betnet’s horse betting licence has been repealed, with the brand now operating under France Pari’s licence after it was acquired by the French operator in December 2011.
One of Poker Leaders’ nine sponsored players, Bruno ‘Kool Shen’ Lopes, won the Diamond Championships at last month’s Euro Finals of Poker in Paris.
In its fourth-quarter results, published earlier this month, ARJEL revealed that amounts wagered on sports betting fell by 23% year-on-year for the second successive quarter, with cash poker amounts wagered dropping by 3% compared to the corresponding period in 2010.