Lucien Barrière will add poker to his online gambling website

And yet, if these games are authorized in Great Britain for example, where the website has just been launched, in France on the other hand poker will be the only casino game to be accepted by the future bill on the opening of the online gambling market to competition, which has been presented this Wednesday 25 March to the council of ministers. This text, which will be reviewed by the Parliament as from April, should come into force on 1 January 2010.

“Of course, online poker will be the flagship product on the site and, as far as poker is concerned, we wish to develop strong links and synergies between our site and land-based casinos”, Dominique Desseigne, chairman of the board of directors, said on i-télé on Monday 23 March. De facto, the other casino games being prohibited, at least in France, the offer of Barrière Interactive Games (BIG) should be limited to poker in paying mode only, the other games being accessible in free mode.

Moreover, the site pointed out that “Poker will soon arrive on LeCroupier.com”. With a substantial team and the unique knowledge of Groupe Lucien Barrière, Hotels and Casinos, LeCroupier.com will soon be offering online poker.

The following games are expected for the opening: A captivating game, a 3D game experience, Texas Hold’em, Omaha, Stud, Limit, Pot Limit and No Limit, Sit & Go, tournaments, Head’s up, tables of less than 6 players, full tables, a big variety of games of chance, up to 4 games simultaneously.

To conclude, BIG is offering to play “with players all over the world”. This could prefigure a partnership with an operator who is already very active in order to have enough simultaneous players to make the game attractive.