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POKERSTARS GRANTED FRENCH LICENCE TO LAUNCH POKERSTARS.FR

Juli 5, 2010

PokerStars has announced the launch of PokerStars.fr, a French-only version of the world’s largest
online poker site, after being granted the licence number 0006-PO-2010-06-25 from the Autorité de
Régulation des Jeux en Ligne (ARJEL) to operate in France.

The PokerStars ARJEL application was submitted on May 19, 2010 and met all ARJEL licence
specification requirements. From now on, PokerStars.fr will enable French players initially to play free
money tournaments and sit and gos. PokerStars.fr will begin running cash games once the regulations
of the French government for online poker have been published. This looks likely to happen tomorrow,
Wednesday June 30.

The launch of PokerStars.fr signals a milestone addition to the PokerStars family, following on from
PokerStars being granted a licence to operate PokerStars.it in Italy in October 2008.
“Players on PokerStars.fr will have fantastic new opportunities, not only to play online but to win seats to
famous international poker events like the PokerStars.com European Poker Tour and the World Series
of Poker in Las Vegas,” said Team PokerStars Pro Bertrand ‘ElkY’ Grospellier. “These tournaments
require players to have the right mix of skill, training and concentration, and PokerStars.fr will be the
perfect place for players to work on that.”
The success of players such as Team PokerStars Pros Grospellier, along with Arnaud Mattern and
Thomas Bichon, has fuelled the phenomenal growth in popularity poker has experienced across France,
along with major tournaments such as those on the PokerStars European Poker Tour, an event of which
is played in Deauville, while the Grand Final takes place in Monte Carlo. In addition, French rugby
international Sebastian Chabal and tennis pro Gaels Monfils are ambassadors for PokerStars and play
online on PokerStars as well as at live PokerStars events.

“PokerStars.fr aims to be one of the leading online poker operators from the day the French market
opens, offering players the best tournaments, promotions and opportunities to win seats at PokerStars
world renowned international tournaments,” said PokerStars French Country Manager Alexandre
Balkany.

For more information, go to: www.pokerstars.fr

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