{"id":14737,"date":"2025-12-10T08:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T13:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/?post_type=europe&#038;p=14737"},"modified":"2025-12-09T23:40:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T04:40:08","slug":"french-senate-moves-to-make-paris-gaming-clubs-permanent","status":"publish","type":"europe","link":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/europe\/french-senate-moves-to-make-paris-gaming-clubs-permanent\/","title":{"rendered":"French senate moves to make Paris gaming clubs permanent"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>France\u2019s upper house has taken a decisive step toward giving Paris\u2019 gaming clubs a permanent legal framework, approving an amendment to the 2026 budget bill that would end the experimental regime under which they have operated since February 2017.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"542\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/french-senate-moves-to-make-paris-gaming-clubs-permanent2-1024x542.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14741\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/french-senate-moves-to-make-paris-gaming-clubs-permanent2-1024x542.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/french-senate-moves-to-make-paris-gaming-clubs-permanent2-300x159.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/french-senate-moves-to-make-paris-gaming-clubs-permanent2-768x406.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/french-senate-moves-to-make-paris-gaming-clubs-permanent2.jpg 1300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The vote, taken in late November, would grant the capital\u2019s card-room style venues long-term status, but still needs backing from the National Assembly when deputies finalize the finance law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/mve-ads\/?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"727\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/impactful-accelerate-your-brand-with-mundovideo-ads.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/impactful-accelerate-your-brand-with-mundovideo-ads.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/impactful-accelerate-your-brand-with-mundovideo-ads-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/impactful-accelerate-your-brand-with-mundovideo-ads-768x558.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/mve-ads\/?lang=en\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Under the proposal, Paris gaming clubs would continue to operate under their existing model: live card games only, such as poker and punto banco, with slot machines and roulette explicitly banned within the city limits. The clubs are confined to the administrative boundaries of Paris, meaning no expansion into surrounding municipalities in \u00cele-de-France. Lawmakers present this as a \u201clight casino\u201d model designed to be compatible with the capital\u2019s social and political sensitivities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/french-senate-moves-to-make-paris-gaming-clubs-permanent3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14740\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/french-senate-moves-to-make-paris-gaming-clubs-permanent3.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/french-senate-moves-to-make-paris-gaming-clubs-permanent3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/french-senate-moves-to-make-paris-gaming-clubs-permanent3-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The pilot regime was created to replace the old \u201ccercles de jeux\u201d, many of which were shut down over issues involving money laundering and organized crime. Initially scheduled to last only a few years, the experiment has been extended several times and is now approaching a decade in length. Political deadlock over the 2025 budget even forced the seven active clubs to close for nearly two months at the start of this year, pushing around 1,200 employees, plus roughly 300 casual workers, into partial unemployment and forcing the cancellation of high-profile events such as the Paris stop of the European Poker Tour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/french-senate-moves-to-make-paris-gaming-clubs-permanent4.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14739\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/french-senate-moves-to-make-paris-gaming-clubs-permanent4.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/french-senate-moves-to-make-paris-gaming-clubs-permanent4-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/french-senate-moves-to-make-paris-gaming-clubs-permanent4-768x492.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Economically, senators highlighted that Paris gaming clubs generate around \u20ac120 million a year in gross gaming revenue. Of that, approximately \u20ac40 million flows to the central state and \u20ac10 million to the city of Paris through dedicated taxes and levies. Supporters argue that transforming the pilot into a permanent system would secure a stable and predictable source of revenue for public finances while preserving employment in the sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In its official reasoning, the senate stressed that the experiment has proved its value both in terms of public order and economic regulation. The clubs are presented as a legal, supervised alternative to illegal gambling rooms, with strict requirements on transparency, traceability of funds, anti-money-laundering controls and responsible-gaming procedures, overseen by the Interior Ministry and the Paris police prefecture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/french-senate-moves-to-make-paris-gaming-clubs-permanent5.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14738\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.4981711777615216;width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/french-senate-moves-to-make-paris-gaming-clubs-permanent5.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/french-senate-moves-to-make-paris-gaming-clubs-permanent5-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/french-senate-moves-to-make-paris-gaming-clubs-permanent5-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Industry association Casinos de France has welcomed the vote, saying that permanent status would finally remove the instability created by repeated short-term renewals and unexpected shutdowns. The next move now lies with the National Assembly: if deputies confirm the senate\u2019s position in the final 2026 budget, Paris\u2019 gaming clubs will move from a fragile experiment to a permanent fixture of the city\u2019s nightlife and tax base.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>France\u2019s upper house has taken a decisive step toward giving Paris\u2019 gaming clubs a permanent legal framework, approving an amendment to the 2026 budget bill that would end the experimental regime under which they have operated since February 2017. 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