It’s a system that has drawn a lot of attention and controversy since its inception, and now analysts are wondering if France’s system for online poker – only allowing French players to compete against other players from France – is in fact sustainable at all.
Not only is there the issue of a smaller player base, but there’s also the issue of the 2% across-the-board tax on all pots, tournament rebuys and tournament buy ins.
The tax is capped at 1 euro for cash games – no cap for tournaments.
That’s a massive issue, and it’s a question for rooms: how will that tax be handled? Will it be passed on to players? And more importantly, can a room remain profitable and sustainable with this higher rate?
Read more here:
http://www.egrmagazine.com/blog/575582/trouble-ahead-for-poker-infrance.thtml
