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Gambling in France holds a current legal status.
In 1987 the minimum gambling age was lowered from 21 to 18. In 1988 slots machines became legal after previously being banned.
There are two main bodies responsible for the regulation of the gambling industry in France – PMU (Pari Mutuel Urbain) and (FDJ) Française des Jeux. PMU deals with horseracing, FDJ is responsible for betting games and lotteries. Both operators are state-owned.
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In 2010 France legalized online gambling as well.[1][2] It is supervised by ARJEL ('Regulatory authority for online games').
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Gambling industry in France has a very long history and some of the oldest and most popular gambling establishments are located on the territory of this country.[3] France also contributed to the development of popular casino games.
It was in France that the Queen became a permanent feature of the deck, replacing the Nobleman in the 1500s.[4]
In the 17th century the French mathematician Blaise Pascal invented the roulette wheel, which later led to the introduction of the roulette game.[5]Parimutuel betting has a French origin and was invented about 1870.[6]
Remote gambling[edit]
The first steps towards legalisation of remote gambling in France were made in 2005, when the European Commission started to investigate the situation in the French gambling market. In 2006 the Commission gave a notice and then in 2007 requested to make amends to the existing law in order to make it compliant with the EU laws. As a result, in 2009 the French government introduced a bill, that partially opened the gambling market to operators from other EU countries[7]Remote Gambling Association criticized the main provisions of bill for offering unfavourable conditions for the new operators as opposed to incumbent state-owned operators. The main lines of criticism included:
- limited range of gambling services that can be offered by operators
- unfavourable taxing regime
- low payouts for players
- stringent requirements, including the necessity to keep gambling servers on the territory of France.[8]
The Law No 2010-476 of 12 May 2010 on the introduction of competition and sector regulation of gambling and online gambling is often referred to as the French Gambling Act.[9] It came into power on May 13, 2010 and opened the online gambling market in France, also creating an official body to regulate the industry – ARJEL (the French Gambling Authority)[10] 3 other regulating authorities can also apply their powers regulating the industry: the French Competition Authority (ADLC), the CSA (An Independent Authority to Protect Audiovisual Communication Freedom) and the CNIL.[10]There are 3 types of licenses for the 3 types of online gambling activities allowed by the French gambling law:[11]
- online sports betting (live betting, pool betting and fixed odds betting)
- online horse race betting (pool betting)
- online poker games (Texas Hold'em Limit, Texas Hold'em pot limit, Texas Hold'em no limit and Omaha Poker 4)[citation needed]
Casino games as well as spread betting and betting exchange[9] are not licensed, because the lawmakers said they were too addictive. Poker is one of the games played at casinos, but it is legal, because the outcome of the game depends on the skill of the player, who can alternate their strategy depending on the game situation. [12]
Online gambling in France was legalised just before the World Cup 2010. As a result, gamblers opened over 1.2 million accounts on licensed sites in the first month. They bet €83 million which was almost 2 times more than during the same period in 2009, when the only option for legal online betting was turning to state-owned betting websites.[13]
References[edit]
- ^New York Times: Europe Unleashes Online Gambling to Fill Coffers
- ^'eGaming Review: France votes in online gambling laws'. Archived from the original on 2010-07-30. Retrieved 2010-08-15.
- ^Why French Casinos Are Struggling
- ^Blackjack History
- ^Inventor of the Week: Mechanical Calculator
- ^Pari-mutuel Tax
- ^On-line gambling: Commission welcomes France's decision to open its gambling market and closes infringement procedure
- ^Failed Bet for France
- ^ abEuropean Conference on Gambling Studies and Policy Issues: Online Gambling in France
- ^ abThe French Gambling Act : True competition?
- ^H8myself: Online Casino Website.Gambling Opportunities
- ^Gambling in France: The Law in Progress
- ^Europe Unleashes Online Gambling
| Founded | 1970 |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | , |
| Products | Hypermarket |
| Parent | Groupe Casino |
| Website | www.geantcasino.fr |
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Géant Casino (French pronunciation: [ʒeɑ̃ kɑzino]) is a hypermarket chain based in Saint-Étienne, France, part of the French retailing giant Groupe Casino.
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As of February 2016, it had 120 stores in France.[1]
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Géant was opened its first hypermarket in 1970. In Dec 2015, Géant Casino had about 142 hypermarkets all over the world. The concept is, like most hypermarkets, to have all kinds of items available under one roof. A loyalty card system has been introduced by Géant, with a price discount on certain groceries. There are over two million Géant card-holders.
Géant Casino is the fifth largest hypermarket chain in the world and the fourth largest in France after Carrefour, E.Leclerc and Auchan.[citation needed]
Géant in different parts of the world[edit]
| Country | First store | Stores |
|---|---|---|
| France | 1970 | 120 |
| Martinique | 1997 | 2 |
| Djibouti | 2017 | 1 |
| Uruguay | 1999 | 2 |
| Qatar | 2013 | 1 |
| Tunisia | 2005 | 1 |
| Guadeloupe | 2010 | 1 |
| Guyane | 2010 | 1 |
| Wallis-et-Futuna | 2012 | 4 |
Operations in the Middle East[edit]
Kuwait, Bahrain and UAE[edit]
Fu-Com joined with Groupe Casino to bring the Géant hypermarket brand to the Middle East where Géant opened its first store in Bahrain in May 2001. A store was opened in Dubai in 2005 and one in Abu Dhabi in 2015 at Yas Mall. Géant expanded its operations to Kuwait by opening a store in 2005 in Kuwait City.
Acquisition by Majid Al Futtaim Group
In 2017, Dubai-based Majid Al Futtaim Group bought 26 Geant hypermarkets in the UAE, Bahrain and Kuwait by acquiring the Geant franchise owner Retail Arabia from BMA International for an undisclosed amount. The acquired stores were rebranded as Carrefour and Carrefour Market depending on their store format or size.
Qatar[edit]
In Qatar, Groupe Casino joined with local supermarket chain Al Meera to open a hypermarket in Hyatt Plaza, and to sell Casino products in Al Meera stores.
Countries where Géant is currently not operating[edit]
- Lebanon: Géant had one hypermarket in Lebanon which was bought in late 2008 by Sultan Trading Center and replaced by The Sultan Center.
- Poland: Géant had nineteen hypermarkets in Poland, which were sold in late 2007 and early 2008 to the German company Metro AG and replaced with Real.[2][3]
- China: Géant had several hypermarket locations in Taiwan in a joint venture with a Taiwanese company. After Géant pulled out of the country, the existing hypermarkets were renamed a.mart.
- Saudi Arabia: Géant operated several hypermarkets in the kingdom until 2009 when it was sold to the rival Hyper Panda by the local franchisee partner of Géant France.
- Kuwait, Bahrain and United Arab Emirates: Géant easy Supermarkets and Hypermarkets currently does not operate in Kuwait, Bahrain and UAE. Géant, through a local franchisee partner operated 26 Géant stores across Kuwait, Bahrain and UAE. The chain was acquired by Majid Al Futtaim Group operated Carrefour in 2017 and all the 26 acquired stores in these countries were rebranded as Carrefour for its hypermarket branches and Carrefour Market for its supermarket branches.
Visual history[edit]
| 1970 - 1992 | 1992 - 2007 (still used in Uruguay) | 2007–2015 | 2015–present |
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References[edit]
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- ^Géant Casino website: List of stores. Retrieved 12 April 2014
- ^Adam Jones, Elizabeth Rigby and Lucy Killgren, 'Casino to sell Polish stores in deals worth €884m', Financial Times, 18 July 2006
- ^Metro AG: 'METRO Group strengthens hypermarket business in Poland', Press release, 17 July 2006