Here are some results of independent gambling research in France. ARJEL – the French gambling commission has presented some unfavorable trends in the development of online gambling.

The third quarter of the year has led to 5% decrease of online industry gain. This tendency has also effected poker gambling. Poker players from 18 to 24 years old do not play poker so much as in previous year.

There is some good news together with this deplorable tendency of online gambling reduction. Mobile market is characterized by active development. More than the half of all funds is deposited by means of Smart phones. There are about 20 percent of online poker bets and bookmaking bets among them.

Legalization of gambling market in Europe has affected a number of online casinos. For instance, Bwin Casino is closely interwoven with the legalization of gambling in a number of European countries. Bwin Casino went on strike working illegally in Belgium though its activity is legal in many other European countries. The company expresses dissatisfaction in this way about continuous increasing of taxes on online gambling in Europe.