The Council of State of the French Republic has this week rejected a request from online gaming operator Betclic to annul the decree regulating the ownership rights of sports organisers in relation to sports betting, and has refused to refer the issue to the Constitutional Court.
Betclic turned to the Council of State on September 1st, calling for an annulment of the decree of June 7th, which requires sports betting operators to pay 1 per cent [...]