Online gambling: The French Competition Authority expresses competition concerns which appeared with the opening of the online gambling sector to competition and advocates a strenghtening of the French NRA powers (Online gambling sector)

*This article is an automatic translation of the original article, provided here for your convenience. Read the original article. Concordant Aut. opinion No. 11-A-02 of 20 January 2011 on the online gambling sector Law No. 2010-476 of May 12, 2010 on the opening to competition and regulation of the online gambling sector opened up the online gambling market to a limited extent, limited to horse betting, sports betting and circle games (poker games) on the Internet, under the supervision of the Online Gaming Regulatory Authority (ARJEL). This law, which was adopted following the European Commission's initiation of infringement proceedings against France for violation of the rules of EU law on the freedom to provide services, was designed to legalise and organise the supply of online