Microgaming leaves France…for the moment

Jamie Hinks
July 13, 2010
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Leaving FranceFrance is rarely far away from the news when it comes to their brand spanking new online gambling regulations, so the fact that a certain company has blocked French gamers should come as no surprise. The company involved is Microgaming, and they’ve even informed customers that have a positive account balance that they can withdraw the money, which is reassuring. Can you imagine the outrage were they to just keep all the money, like some kind of fugitive website? It’s the kind of thing you could imagine a film be made about. Step up Steven! It’s not going to happen, so I don’t know why I’m speculating, and for that I apologise! They do intend to return in partnership with 888.com soon though. Read more.

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