Online Poker Press

The news is good for poker players and poker companies in France. Recent developments has an approved bill proposed for making online poker legal in the country. In the wake of the approval some 1200 online poker companies are expected to apply for licenses to operate online poker rooms in the country. A few amendments have been added to the bill that will require poker players to close their accounts for six months before reopening in the new legal online poker system, and the revenues and profits will of course be subject to tax by the French government.