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Message: [QUOTE="BelgoSuisse, post: 1145607, member: 30299"] A short update on the French situation. There's a law currently under discussion that would both "open" online gambling and introduce so called "responsible gambling" legislation. The highlights are - For sport betting and the likes, a tax a 7.5% on bets + a maximum redistribution to players of 85%. - For poker, 2% tax on all bets being wagered. That includes every bet made in cash games. Uncapped. In both cases, it's a huge increase in rake compared to international standards and it will quite likely make the non micro games unprofitable even for the best players. Especially if this is implemented by separating the French market from the rest of the world so the fishes pay the same tax too. In essence, it turns poker into blackjack, where a skilled player looses slower than a fish, but either way you can't beat the house. If this gets implemented, i'll seriously consider emigration. [/QUOTE]