Poker News – According to a report by GamingIntelligence, bwin.party CEO Norbert Teufelberger and former bwin CEO Manfred Bodner have been acquitted of Internet gambling charges in France. Last month, Teufelberger and Bodner were charged with violations that dated back more than a decade when the online gambling group offered betting services to France’s citizens. The charges included violating French law by offering iGaming products and receiving bets on sporting events and horse racing, as well as advertising to French players between 2003 and 2005. Although the original complaints by French monopoly operators La Française des Jeux (FDJ) and Pari-Mutuel…

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…