Partouche denounces an “unequal” law
Groupe Partouche CEO Fabrice Paire has expressed his views on the recent adoption of a law allowing the opening of new casinos in France. In an interview with BFM Business, he was somewhat critical of the recent legislative decision to relax regulations in the casino sector, which until now has been highly regulated.
New casinos in France: a law that is already causing controversy
We recently brought you news of a new law allowing casinos to be set up in towns hosting major equestrian events, including Saumur, home to the historic Cadre Noir, and Arnac-Pompadour, home to the Institut Français du Cheval et de l’Équitation. The law also authorizes the establishment of casinos in border departments that do not currently have them. This extension could take the form of the installation of two new establishmentsone in the Ardennes department and the other in Meurthe-et-Moselle. Despite this progress, Fabrice Paire believes that the scope of the law remains limited, affecting only four towns.
Indeed, although he welcomed the initiative on the set of BFM Business, the Chairman of the Partouche Group’s Board of Directors also said that “the law will only have a limited impact on four towns”. highlighted the shortcomings of the government’s overall gambling policy. Fabrice Paire deplores the lack of an overall vision and a genuine gambling policy, arguing for the establishment of casinos in all the busiest locations, comparing them to cinemas or bowling alleys, for example.
La Française des Jeux in Partouche’s sights
Listening to the interview he agreed to give our journalist colleagues, Fabrice Paire’s relative enthusiasm is tempered by an acerbic criticism of La Française des Jeux (FDJ), which he sees as a behemoth harmful to the fairness of the sector. According to the 54-year-old, there is a “ total inequity “between the land-based casino segment and the Française des Jeux segment.
” I think the FDJ has all the privileges. How is it that FDJ games are still accessible to minors and people banned from gambling? The treatment of addiction-related problems is not the same for land-based casinos like us and for FDJ. Why this difference in policy? Either we ask for it to be strict for everyone, or we don’t. “Fabrice Paire moralizes.
In conclusion, the Chairman of the Board of Groupe Partouche takes the following stance in favor of the positive evolution of casino regulation in Francewhile calling for a more balanced approach and a review of gambling policy as a whole, highlighting the disparities between physical casinos and La Française des Jeux, with the state operator still enjoying far too many advantages over private operators.
