Simon’s Guide to Online Gambling in Wallis and Futuna

Online casinos accepting players from Wallis and Futuna

The following online gambling websites accept players from the Bahamas

888 Casino, Poker, Bingo and Sportsbook

888 online gambling: casino games, poker, bingo & bookmaker, current 2022 promos, UK players accepted (no USA)

• €1500 welcome bonus package, promo code: WELCOME1

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USA players are not accepted, but UK players are accepted. Full list of banned countries can be found in the drop down menu below. All in one gambling destination with poker, sports betting, live dealer games, bingo and over 1000 casino games, all accessibe with one players account (but on separate platforms). You can read the review of 888 Casino here.

Playthrough requirements, wagering limitations, terms and conditions and list of restricted countries

All bonuses, free spins, and other promotional offer are subject to the following wagering limitations and playthrough requirements. Although, we strive to update this  section often, it's best if you check the company's website for the latest and up to date bonus terms and conditions (they change it quite often, with every new bonus, it's possible we have missed something, or it's no longer up to date by the time you are reading this).

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General bonus terms and conditions at the 888 gambling websites:

• welcome bonuses are only available for new players
• bonuses are available in US Dollars, GBP, Euros or Canadian Dollars
• the minimum deposit to receive any bonus is €10
• the bonus + deposit needs to be wagered within 7 days from date of activation

 

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Playthrough requirement of the welcome bonus: 30x, the deposit bonus amount must be wagered 30 times before withdrawal. Playthrough requirement of the free spins: no free spins currently, free spins expire after 14 days

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Wagering limitation:

Game type:	Contribution:
Video slots & other types of slots, Scratch cards, Keno, Race, Arcade, Dice (and all other types of games not specifically mentioned below)	100%
Pai Gow, Caribbean Poker, Triple Card Poker and other kinds of table poker	20%
Blackjack, Roulette, Baccarat, Live casino games, Video poker	10%
Craps	5%

 

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UPDATE COVID-19: The online casino does not use the global pandemic situation for advertisement purposes, or to encourage the usage of its online gambling platform. In fact, it's forbidden to use the namesake, name, likeness and official logo or any depiction of the casino/company (and this casino gambling blog) in conjunction with any marketing campaign, which uses the novel coronavirus pandemic for promotion.

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888 Casino does not accept players from:

• Indonesia
• Iran
• Afghanistan
• Australia
• Belgium
• Bulgaria
• Cuba
• Denmark
• France and overseas regions
• Germany
• Hong Kong
• Hungary
• Iraq
• Israel
• Italy
• Kuwait
• Macau
• Philippines
• Puerto Rico
• Romania
• Singapore
• South Korea
• South Sudan
• Spain
• Sudan
• Thailand
• Turkey
• USA and US territories

Online casinos, that offer classic casino games, slots and alike are prohibited to operate in France. The 2010 legislation did open up the market, but only for online betting and Poker sites. Regulators decided, that classic casino games hold too much potential for being addictive.

ARJEL, the governmental body trusted with the oversight of the market and issuing of licenses usually sends a notice to the operators to block access for French players to their site. If the operator is not willing to comply, ARJEL asks the Tribunal de grande instance of Paris to order the ISP to block access to the site in question.

As mentioned above, French law fully applies to all its overseas territories. However, there is no info on how this particular regulation is actually enforced on the remote islands of Wallis and Futuna.

The online casinos below accept players from Wallis and Futuna.

Online Bingo sites, unlike online casinos with classic slots and board games appear to be eligible for a licence in France and all its overseas territories and departments.

That being said, there are not a lot of licensed Bingo sites in France, because the game is just simply not popular enough in the country and the strict regulations make the market entry cost very high. The FDJ (state owned gambling firm) does have and online Bingo platform, though.

Playing on an unlicensed online bingo platform is still no crime by French law, which applies to Wallis and Futuna as well.

The following bingo websites accept players from Wallis and Futuna:

I do not know any online bingo site that would accept players from Wallis and Futuna. If you know of any, please let me know in the comments section below.

Since the new law of 2010 was enacted, online Poker operators are eligible for a legit licence in mainland France and its overseas territories, although with serious restrictions and high taxes.

French players are not allowed to play at international tables and they also have to pay 2%* on all cash game pots, which is quite high by global  standards. In fact, many of the operators that originally received a licence, later pulled out from the French market.

Individual players of unlicensed sites are, again, not prosecuted in France, nor on its overseas territories.

The following online poker sites accept players from Wallis and Futuna.

Historically, sports and horse betting was a state monopoly in France, controlled and conducted by the Française des Jeux, or FDJ and PMU (Pari Mutuel Urbain) which was in charge of horse race betting.

In 2001 both of the aforementioned state-owned firms received licenses to operate an online platform, but by then unlicensed foreign sites garnered an enormous market share.

After the advantages of an open market became more and more apparent, in 2010, France opened up its online betting sector to private businesses, but the conditions are still very harsh and the system provides advantages to FDJ and PMU.

However, French authorities are after unlicensed operators and not individual players. The same applies to Wallis and Futuna and the other overseas territories as well.

The online sportsbooks below accept registrations from Wallis and Futuna.

The first lottery games in France were created by King Francis I. around 1505. After that, all lotteries were banned for two centuries and came back into fashion around the end of the 17th century.

In its current form, the French national lottery (Loto) conducted by the FDJ exists since 1976. The company also runs Keno games. People of France and all its overseas territories can participate in the Euro Millions as well, and all of the above are available on online platforms.

There are plenty of sites that offer services for buying lottery tickets for players on foreign lotteries, but I’m yet to do a detailed research on the quality and practices of these.

The following websites allow people from Wallis and Futuna to purchase lottery tickets online:

Online lottery

The Lottery, official reseller of US lottery tickets online, licensed legally operating online lottery retailer

UPDATE: They have recently changed the list of restricted countries significantly. Please check the list below to see whether you are eligible to play.

List of restricted countries

They do not allow players to purchase lottery tickets from the following countries:

• Afghanistan,
• Australia,
• Bulgaria,
• Canada,
• Switzerland,
• Cuba,
• Czechia,
• France,
• Greece,
• Germany,
• Israel,
• Iran,
• Lithuania,
• Poland,
• Sudan,
• Slovenia,
• Sierra Leone,
• Somalia,
• Syria,
• Turkey,
• United States of America,
• Yemen.

  Also, you must be 18+, and you must use your real address, email address and phone number to participate in the digital lottery draws. Promotions change quite often, check the lottery platforms for the most recent "buy 2 and get 1 for free" promotions or free tickets.

Although, Bitcoin is not recognised as a legal currency in France, transactions in the cryptocurrency can still be taxed by the state.

As for online Bitcoin casinos, it appears to be the case, that for licensed operators, it is possible to offer Bitcoin games on the French market.

Last year the French government, for the first time in European history shut down an illegal online Bitcoin exchange. The operator was also charged with running an illegal online gambling business for planning to set up an online casino dedicated to cryptocurrency.

The bottom line is, in France and all its overseas territories, for licensed sites it is OK to offer Bitcoin payment options, but unlicensed operators are prosecuted, regardless of the currencies they accept.

The bitcoin casinos below accept players from Wallis and Futuna.