Neymar in turmoil because of his poker evenings


The National Gaming Authority is interested in the potentially illegal practices of the PSG footballer when he engages in online poker.





By Maeliss Innocenti for Le Point

Neymar lost a million euros in a single evening of online poker.
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En France, gambling is subject to very strict regulations. Neymar is starting to learn it the hard way. The PSG striker, still recovering from his ankle, spends most of his time streaming his online poker games on Twitch.

At the end of March, he shed a few tears after losing a million euros during a session. The sequence caused controversy, but above all put the chip in the ear of the French authorities. According to RMC Sport, the National Gaming Authority (ANJ) is examining Neymar’s activity in this regard.

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Was Neymar in France during the famous evening?

What is problematic is the commercial partnership that Neymar has established with Blaze for this evening of online casinos. However, unlicensed online casino games are prohibited in France. And it is forbidden to promote it on French territory. This operator is not approved in France, so Blaze cannot offer this type of service, even if it promotes it on social networks and through celebrities like the PSG star.

The ANJ therefore seeks to clarify a point on the Neymar case: was he physically in France during the evening in question? The 32-year-old Brazilian is used to going abroad (to Barcelona in particular) when he is resting or recovering.




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