French Prosecutors Seeking €40K in Fines from bwin.party Execs

Poker News – According a report by GamingIntelligence, a French court has recommended that €40,000 in fines be handed down to bwin.party co-Chief Executive Officers Norbert Teufelberger and Manfred Bodner for the group’s activities in France prior the adoption of the gambling legislation in force today. Teufelberger and Bodner are being charged with iGaming violations by a court in the commune of Nanterre (12 km outside of Paris), with violations that date back over a decade ago when the group offered betting services to France’s citizens. Although the original complainants French monopoly operators La Française des Jeux (FDJ) and Pari-Mutuel…