French budget bill proposes permanent legal status for Paris gaming clubs
France’s 2026 budget bill proposes permanent legal recognition for Paris gaming clubs, whose current pilot authorisations have been extended repeatedly since their first 12-month approval in February 2017. The Senate has backed the proposal, which would retain the pilot’s existing rules, and it requires approval of the budget bill to become law.
Permanent status would replace repeated temporary authorisations for Paris gaming-club operators.