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International News Brief: A leading cycle team sponsored by online gambling firm Unibet has been excluded from the Tour de France because French law forbids advertising by foreign gaming companies.

International News Brief: Kieren Fallon, who made a winning return to racing in Ireland last week after serving a six-month ban, says the break could add years to his career.

The World Poker Tour, which earlier this week scrapped plans to tape the Grand Prix de Paris, will add a stop in Spain to replace the tournament in its Season Six schedule. The tournament will be held at Casino Barcelona, operated by Grup Peralada, in October, 2007.

The National Poker League, 2007 Global Circuit Tour kicks off with The Paris Open in France on May 13th at the Cercle Gaillon located near the Arc de Triomphe.

nternational News Brief: John Anderson, the former chief executive of 888 Holdings, has been summoned for interview by the French authorities, the British online gamer said today, as question marks resurfaced about the legality of internet betting in the country.

The National Poker League reports their 2007 Global Circuit Tour beginning with The Paris Open in France on May 13th at the Cercle Gaillon Casino in the heart of Paris.

French authorities have forced the European Poker Tour to cancel the 2007 French Open, according to a statement on the European Poker Tour Web site.

Everest Poker has taken France by storm by signing a sponsorship deal with a new poker TV show Direct Poker.

International News Brief: France’s gambling industry reports profits in the 2005-2006 season totalled 2.7 billion euros after payouts to gamblers.

International News Brief: The European Commission said it is prepared to target more EU member states deemed to be stifling competition in the sports gambling sector.

International News Brief: The detention of the heads of an Austrian online gambling company by French authorities has raised the stakes in a Europe-wide battle between lucrative state-sponsored betting monopolies and their upstart rivals on the Internet.

Eric Prevost is the first Frenchman to win ten million dollars in the "Superbucks" jackpot of FreeLotto.com, a stake-free lottery website.

International News Brief: European Union regulators will today issue legal challenges to France, Spain and other governments for hindering takeovers or competition in industries from energy to gambling.

International News Brief: A ruined French gambler yesterday sued a casino for failing to prevent him losing his money.

International News Brief: A jobless 55-year-old Frenchman and one of his seven children shared a prize of 75.88 million euros Saturday after selecting combinations of the family's ages in the multi-nation Euro Millions lottery.

GTECH Corporation has signed a product sale agreement with the operator of the French National Lottery, La Francaise Des Jeux.

International News Brief: The French online casino business has been in full swing for several years.

International News Brief: The French have taken to online gambling like a duck a l'orange to water, according to Europe-wide figures from analysts Nielsen//NetRatings.

International News Brief: Imagine gambling in a casino, working out on a treadmill and going shopping while flying across an ocean.

The betandwin Group has entered into an extensive sponsoring venture with France’s handball team.