Establishments can not be called casinos because they will not have slot machines, roulettes or blackjack, the games most sought after by customers and that account for no less than 90% of casino revenue. More behaved, Parisian clubs will offer poker tables, baccarat, billiards and mahjong, as well as sports and lottery bookmakers. The conditions do not end here: establishments will be subject to strict supervision of their movement of funds and the initial stage of the project provides for a two-year test. By 2020, therefore, everyone is in danger of closing down.
The leading company in the country, Barrière Group, intends to enter the capital in style with a club on the famous Avenue Champs-Elysées, one of the most frequented by tourists visiting Paris. The company already owns the prestigious restaurant and hotel Fouquet's, at the same address.
Another interested in the Parisian games market is Georges Tranchant, who at 88 years of age commands the fourth largest group in the country, of the same name. Despite the restrictions, he considers it "is unthinkable" not to be in Paris now that this possibility exists.
"In a way, the authorities undress us, so much they investigate us. We can not have any secrets and we have to answer all sorts of questions," Tranchant says. "The investment to open a real club will be high, between € 6 and 7 million. Although we are all professionals of the gaming sector, we are examining the situation well, because it will be unprecedented for all of us."
The tax bite in these places will not be small: the French state will have 50% of revenue, a rate similar to that applied to casinos and that would represent an estimated € 12 million more in the municipal coffers. The list of barriers imposed by the authorities has discouraged, at least for the time being, the Partouche Group, the second largest in the country, to invest in Paris. The company believes that "the economic model seems very risky."
"We are closely following the opening projects in Paris, but for now we prefer not to disclose our plans. We have not presented our project yet and we will analyze it calmly," comments the communication director of the group, Maurice Schulmann. "All the major European cities have their casino and we might think that Paris could also have yours."
Source: GMB / Jorgequadros.com.br
