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British Peers Call French Protectionist Gambling Laws AtrociousFri, May 9th, 2008 @ 12:00am The UK House of Lords have collectively condemned the French government and the gambling laws that protect their state monopoly on gambling, which includes poker, calling the laws that put gamblers on a par with child pornographers as "atrocious." The criticism comes as France prepares to respond to continued European Commission (EC) pressure over its protectionist gambling laws. Lord James of Blackheath pointed out that the punishment for a French national to place a bet with a British online bookmaker is one year in prison and a Euro 75,000 fine, the same punishment given paedophiles that download child porn. He then asked whether the British government was considering a similar law for French gambling firms operating in the UK to "restore a level playing field." On behalf of the ministers, Lord Davies of Oldham pointed out that the playing field would likely be leveled by EC pressure on France to comply with European Union requirements for the free movement of goods and services between member nations. "The European Commission has made it clear that the French law is not acceptable within the framework of the European Community and as a consequence we have no intention of following that atrocious example," said Lord Davies. France has prolonged the time that they have been under pressure from the European Commission to open up their gambling market and get inline with the EU treaty that promotes free competition. After originally refusing to change, France has since spoken of the posibility of opening up some forms of French gambling, without making significant changes overall. Meantime, the EC has yet to press its case against France completely by sending the case to the European Court of Justice. Read Related Articles:
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