{"id":13611,"date":"2025-09-03T13:29:13","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T13:29:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/?post_type=europe&#038;p=13611"},"modified":"2025-09-03T13:29:13","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T13:29:13","slug":"paris-government-withdraws-online-casino-amendment-amidst-sector-turmoil","status":"publish","type":"europe","link":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/europe\/paris-government-withdraws-online-casino-amendment-amidst-sector-turmoil\/","title":{"rendered":"Paris government withdraws online casino amendment amidst sector turmoil"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Paris \u2014<\/strong> The French government has abruptly withdrawn its proposed amendment to the 2025 budget that aimed to legalize online casinos, triggering turbulence across the gaming sector. The measure, first introduced in October 2024, envisioned a licensing system coupled with an effective <strong>55.6% tax rate<\/strong> on online casino revenues. Authorities argued the plan would curb France\u2019s illegal gambling market, which in 2023 generated between <strong>\u20ac748 million and \u20ac1.5 billion in gross gaming revenue<\/strong>, with online casinos representing nearly <strong>50% of this underground economy<\/strong> and <strong>79% of high-risk players fueling unlawful activity<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/landing\/multigame-link\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/ice-london-termino-y-se-despidio-la-feria-en-imagenes-mgl-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9725\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/ice-london-termino-y-se-despidio-la-feria-en-imagenes-mgl-1.png 1000w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/ice-london-termino-y-se-despidio-la-feria-en-imagenes-mgl-1-300x102.png 300w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/ice-london-termino-y-se-despidio-la-feria-en-imagenes-mgl-1-768x261.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">French Budget Minister <strong>Laurent Saint-Martin<\/strong> expressed concerns about the amendment\u2019s broader consequences, noting the need for extended consultations. \u201cThere was talk that the government would submit an amendment. This is no longer the case,\u201d he declared, emphasizing the priority of preventing negative spillovers on land-based casinos and adjacent industries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Under France\u2019s current legal framework, established in 2010, online gambling is restricted to <strong>sports betting, horse racing, and poker<\/strong>, with online casinos explicitly prohibited. The amendment sought to align the country with other EU markets by introducing a <strong>27.8% gross gaming revenue tax plus federal contributions<\/strong>, exceeding <strong>55% in effective taxation<\/strong>. France, alongside Cyprus, remains among the last EU jurisdictions banning online casino games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/landing\/multigame-link\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/ice-london-termino-y-se-despidio-la-feria-en-imagenes-mgl-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9725\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/ice-london-termino-y-se-despidio-la-feria-en-imagenes-mgl-1.png 1000w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/ice-london-termino-y-se-despidio-la-feria-en-imagenes-mgl-1-300x102.png 300w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/ice-london-termino-y-se-despidio-la-feria-en-imagenes-mgl-1-768x261.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The economic stakes are high. Legalization could provide a much-needed revenue stream for France\u2019s treasury, which faces one of the EU\u2019s largest budget deficits. Yet industry stakeholders warn of collateral damage. <strong>Gregory Rabuel<\/strong>, president of <strong>Casinos de France<\/strong>, cautioned that legalization could slash land-based revenues by <strong>20\u201330%<\/strong> and jeopardize up to <strong>15,000 jobs<\/strong> unless safeguards and equivalent tax conditions are incorporated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/europe\/casinos-de-france-sounds-the-alarm-la-republique-must-shield-its-legal-gaming-sanctuaries\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Casinos de France sounds the alarm: \u201cLa R\u00e9publique must shield its legal gaming sanctuaries\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/paris-government-withdraws-online-casino-amendment-amidst-sector-turmoil2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13613\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/paris-government-withdraws-online-casino-amendment-amidst-sector-turmoil2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/paris-government-withdraws-online-casino-amendment-amidst-sector-turmoil2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/paris-government-withdraws-online-casino-amendment-amidst-sector-turmoil2-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For now, the government\u2019s retreat underscores a precarious balance between tapping into the digital gambling boom and protecting the long-standing land-based sector. As debates intensify, operators, regulators, and policymakers remain locked in a high-stakes regulatory storm.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>France withdraws its 2025 budget amendment to legalize online casinos, sparking debate over taxation, land-based impact, and the country\u2019s \u20ac1.5B illegal market.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13614,"menu_order":47,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[57,3184,3616,585],"class_list":["post-13611","europe","type-europe","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","tag-casinos","tag-europe","tag-france","tag-online-gambling","entry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.6 - 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