According to French law, casinos cannot be built within 100km of capital city Paris - but that may be about to change.
An unnamed lawmaker who spoke to the Le Parisien newspaper, described as a member of the opposition to the Council of Paris, said the government is aware that casinos may be a feasible way to generate new tax revenues without undue negative consequences.
“If we are pragmatic, we must take two factors into account: first, that casinos are located in nearly 200 towns in France and all goes well; then, that such a perspective represents substantial tax revenues not only for the state, but also for Paris.”
Since 2007, 13 private gambling clubs have been shut down in Paris. Some of the private clubs are legal, but those raided by French police were targeted for alleged money laundering and reported links to organised crime.
