Turbopoker move approved by ARJEL
French regulator clears itechsoft's takeover of the former Iliad-owned domain.
French regulatory authority ARJEL has cleared the way for NetBet owner Itechsoft to take over the running of the turbopoker.fr domain.
Turbopoker was previously owned by Iliad Gaming before the Chilipoker joint venture pulled out of the French market earlier this month.
Players who held accounts with Iliad Gaming’s chilipoker.fr site have seen them transferred to turbopoker.fr following the shutdown of the former. eGR understands that Turbopoker.fr accounts for approximately 60% of the ipoker.fr network.
Itechsoft was approved to offer poker and sports betting in France in March through domains including netbet.fr, netbetpoker.fr and netbetsports.fr.
Last week ARJEL signed a memorandum of understanding with the UK Gambling Commission covering the sharing of egaming-related information, following a similar agreement with Italian regulator AAMS last year.
The French body was also represented at a meeting of EU regulators in Barcelona last Wednesday, where the prospect of a unified regulatory framework was discussed.