{"id":28487,"date":"2015-04-19T10:10:48","date_gmt":"2015-04-19T17:10:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=28487"},"modified":"2015-04-19T14:28:57","modified_gmt":"2015-04-19T21:28:57","slug":"france-mulls-las-vegas-style-casino-in-paris","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/france-mulls-las-vegas-style-casino-in-paris\/","title":{"rendered":"France Mulls Las Vegas-Style Casino In Paris"},"content":{"rendered":"

 <\/p>\n

\"Clichy
The Cercle Clichy, the only remaining cercle left in Paris. Is it time to resurrect these historic clubs or build a Vegas-style casino instead? (Image: casinoseurope.com)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The French government has commissioned a study looking into changing its gaming laws to allow a Vegas-style casino in Paris.<\/p>\n

The research, which is due to be completed by the end of the month, will examine whether the city should embrace the Vegas model<\/a> or merely reform the legislation around the cercles des jeux<\/i>, the smaller gaming establishments that have traditionally served the capitals\u2019 gamblers.<\/p>\n

In 1907 the French government passed a law that prohibited casinos from operating within 62 miles of Paris.<\/p>\n

That year the first cercles were established, dodging the prohibition through a quirky old law that designated them, nominally, as \u201cnon-profit organizations,\u201d with the stated aim of promoting \u201csocial, artistic literary and sporting activities.\u201d<\/p>\n

Vicious Cercles\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n

The cercles have been the subject of widespread anti-corruption police investigations in recent years. In the last six months alone, former WPT<\/a> venue the Aviation Club de France and the Cercle Cadet have been closed down following police raids, its management hit with charges that range from facilitating black market employment to money laundering.<\/p>\n

In 2011, three cercles were shuttered permanently as a result of criminal activity: Le Cercle Wagram, Le Cercle Haussman and L\u2019Eldo.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The proprietor of Cercle Wagram, Jean-Angelo Guazzelli, was accused of being a member of the Corsican Mafia and of using the club as a money-laundering operation for the Mob.<\/p>\n

He received a three-year prison sentence.<\/p>\n

Mob Rule<\/b><\/h2>\n

Following World War II, the French government allowed groups of Corsicans to run the cercles, to thank them for their service to the French Resistance, and as a result some of the clubs began to become associated with the Corsican Mafia.<\/p>\n

The seventies saw bloody feuds between rival gangs, before a period of calm led people to believe the cercles had cleaned up their act. The recent closures, however, mean that just one of these historic gaming clubs, Cercle Clichy, now remains, serving a city of 2.2 million people.<\/p>\n

The authorities believe that the current regulation governing the cercles is insufficient to guarantee the desired level of transparency.<\/p>\n

Thus, they are left with the choice of reforming that legislation and resurrecting the cercles or taking a completely new direction.<\/p>\n

The commune of Roissy-en-France, in the north-eastern suburbs by Charles de Gaul Airport, is praying it\u2019s the latter. Roissy is currently building a new business complex, which will include retail spaces, a golf course a hotel, and, administrators hope, Paris\u2019 first Vegas-style casino.<\/p>\n

And why not? Since Vegas built \u201cParis\u201d on the Strip it only seems fair that Paris should return the favor. It\u2019s believed such a casino could generate tax revenues of \u20ac30 million for the state and the city.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

  The French government has commissioned a study looking into changing its gaming laws to allow a Vegas-style casino in Paris. The research, which is due to be completed by the end of the month, will examine whether the city should embrace the Vegas model or merely reform the legislation around the cercles des jeux, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":28494,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18,57],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nFrance Mulls Paris Casino<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Paris could get a mega casino, as French government ponders whether to resurrect the cercles or \u201cgo Vegas.\u201d\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/france-mulls-las-vegas-style-casino-in-paris\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"France Mulls Paris Casino\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Paris could get a mega casino, as French government ponders whether to resurrect the cercles or \u201cgo Vegas.\u201d\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/france-mulls-las-vegas-style-casino-in-paris\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Casino.org\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Casino.OrgNews\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2015-04-19T17:10:48+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2015-04-19T21:28:57+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Clichy-Montmartre-Casino-Paris.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"460\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"305\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Casino.org Staff Writer\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@Casino_Org\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@Casino_Org\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Casino.org Staff Writer\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/france-mulls-las-vegas-style-casino-in-paris\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/france-mulls-las-vegas-style-casino-in-paris\/\",\"name\":\"France Mulls Paris Casino\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/france-mulls-las-vegas-style-casino-in-paris\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/france-mulls-las-vegas-style-casino-in-paris\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Clichy-Montmartre-Casino-Paris.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2015-04-19T17:10:48+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2015-04-19T21:28:57+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/8c48bf89dc86da77b4d856c7b3b78d77\"},\"description\":\"Paris could get a mega casino, as French government ponders whether to resurrect the cercles or \u201cgo Vegas.\u201d\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/france-mulls-las-vegas-style-casino-in-paris\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/france-mulls-las-vegas-style-casino-in-paris\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/france-mulls-las-vegas-style-casino-in-paris\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Clichy-Montmartre-Casino-Paris.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Clichy-Montmartre-Casino-Paris.jpg\",\"width\":460,\"height\":305,\"caption\":\"The Cercle Clichy, the only remaining cercle left in Paris. Is it time to resurrect these historic clubs or build a Vegas style casino instead? (Image: casinoseurope.com)\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/france-mulls-las-vegas-style-casino-in-paris\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"News\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Commercial Gaming\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/commercial-gaming\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Live Casinos\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/commercial-gaming\/live-casinos\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":4,\"name\":\"France Mulls Las Vegas-Style Casino In Paris\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/\",\"name\":\"Casino.org\",\"description\":\"Latest Casino and Gaming News\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/8c48bf89dc86da77b4d856c7b3b78d77\",\"name\":\"Casino.org Staff Writer\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0853bd574da5b217483afb1fbbee33a5?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0853bd574da5b217483afb1fbbee33a5?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Casino.org Staff Writer\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/author\/corg-staff-writer\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"France Mulls Paris Casino","description":"Paris could get a mega casino, as French government ponders whether to resurrect the cercles or \u201cgo Vegas.\u201d","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/france-mulls-las-vegas-style-casino-in-paris\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"France Mulls Paris Casino","og_description":"Paris could get a mega casino, as French government ponders whether to resurrect the cercles or \u201cgo Vegas.\u201d","og_url":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/france-mulls-las-vegas-style-casino-in-paris\/","og_site_name":"Casino.org","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Casino.OrgNews","article_published_time":"2015-04-19T17:10:48+00:00","article_modified_time":"2015-04-19T21:28:57+00:00","og_image":[{"width":460,"height":305,"url":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Clichy-Montmartre-Casino-Paris.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Casino.org Staff Writer","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@Casino_Org","twitter_site":"@Casino_Org","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Casino.org Staff Writer","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/france-mulls-las-vegas-style-casino-in-paris\/","url":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/france-mulls-las-vegas-style-casino-in-paris\/","name":"France Mulls Paris Casino","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/france-mulls-las-vegas-style-casino-in-paris\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/france-mulls-las-vegas-style-casino-in-paris\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Clichy-Montmartre-Casino-Paris.jpg","datePublished":"2015-04-19T17:10:48+00:00","dateModified":"2015-04-19T21:28:57+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/8c48bf89dc86da77b4d856c7b3b78d77"},"description":"Paris could get a mega casino, as French government ponders whether to resurrect the cercles or \u201cgo Vegas.\u201d","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/france-mulls-las-vegas-style-casino-in-paris\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/france-mulls-las-vegas-style-casino-in-paris\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/france-mulls-las-vegas-style-casino-in-paris\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Clichy-Montmartre-Casino-Paris.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Clichy-Montmartre-Casino-Paris.jpg","width":460,"height":305,"caption":"The Cercle Clichy, the only remaining cercle left in Paris. Is it time to resurrect these historic clubs or build a Vegas style casino instead? (Image: casinoseurope.com)"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/france-mulls-las-vegas-style-casino-in-paris\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"News","item":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Commercial Gaming","item":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/commercial-gaming\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Live Casinos","item":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/commercial-gaming\/live-casinos\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"name":"France Mulls Las Vegas-Style Casino In Paris"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/","name":"Casino.org","description":"Latest Casino and Gaming News","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/8c48bf89dc86da77b4d856c7b3b78d77","name":"Casino.org Staff Writer","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0853bd574da5b217483afb1fbbee33a5?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0853bd574da5b217483afb1fbbee33a5?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Casino.org Staff Writer"},"url":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/author\/corg-staff-writer\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28487"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/42"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28487"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28487\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28494"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28487"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28487"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28487"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}