Club Poker revealed yesterday: a meeting organized at the Ministry of the Interior Monday did not encourage optimism on the opening of the capital clubs in the capital beyond December 31. The Barrière group confirms this today in a press release: “[Nous avons] been informed by the services of the Ministry of the Interior of the compulsory closure of Parisian game clubs on December 31, for an unknown period to date“Sloven, managers of other establishments already mention a closure that could last up to two months.
The heart of the problem, you now know it: allowed on an experimental basis Since 2018, clubs have seen their “probation period” extended twice by the legislator. It should again be the case as part of the finance law, but the government's censorship interrupted the legislative process and causes a serious doubt about the future of short -term clubs.
Faced with this ubiquitous situation, the barrier club “associates itself with other operators in the capital to try to find solutions“And underlines the disastrous economic and social consequences of a closure, even temporary: “The game clubs directly employ more than 1,200 people and bring 50 million euros each year to the public authorities. They bear public interest missions by actively fighting against the proliferation of clandestine game circles. On the Champs Élysées, the Barrière club employs 200 people and welcomes more than 200,000 visitors each year“.
This usefulness of clubs, state services had been the first to recognize it in recent months: in the summer with debates on the advisability of expanding their game offers, then in the fall as part of This stillborn finance bill which activated the extension of the experimentation for one year. A rapid political reaction is therefore expected by Grégory Rabuel, the general manager of the Barrière group: “The news is a shock for us. The situation is unprecedented and insane. Hundreds of jobs are threatened. We ask the future government to find a solution as soon as possible“.
