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    • Poker in Montpellier:
    Live, Cashgames, Tournaments

    If you want to play for real money poker cash games in Montpellier in Okzitanien with 275.318 citizens, you will need to enter a official casino or a poker room.

    Just in national casinos in Okzitanien are real money tournaments of Texas Hold'em legal, because according to jurisdiction in France poker is a game of luck. On this website we inform you about all the available possibilities to play poker in Montpellier and clarify the legal framework in Okzitanien.

    We show you how and where you can play Poker Montpellier
    We show you how and where you can play Poker Montpellier .

    Legal notice: Is it legal to play poker Montpellier ?

    Poker Cash Games can fulfill in Okzitanien and therefore as well in Montpellier the element of the offence of illegal gambling. Poker players can be condemned based on these regulations if one helds public gambling or takes part in it.

    Is poker a game of chance or not?

    The problem of whether poker is a game of luck in the sense of the jurisdiction has been not cleared for decades and there have been countless hearings on the matter. The jurisdiction in France and therefore also in Montpellier says however that poker is to be rated as a game of luck. The difference is that national casinos in Okzitanien have a license. Playing poker there is legal.

    Poker in pubs in Montpellier

    Risk for the pubs & hosts: There is high risk of losing the official permission to operate a restaurant in Montpellier if you make yourself liable to prosecution.

    Result

    • Poker cash games are generally forbidden in France and therefore also in Montpellier.
    • The casinos in France have a permission.
    • Mostly it is very hard for the authorities in Montpellier to verify prohibited gambling.
    • Tournaments are considered a game of skill, cash games a game of luck

    Please note that the information provided does not constitute legal advice under the law and cannot replace legal advice, as such advice always requires knowledge of all individual circumstances, in particular of the specific individual case.

    Cashgames: Real money poker games in Montpellier

    Poker cash games are publicly not allowed in Montpellier. You need go to one of the many casinos in the area. If you don't like to enter a casino but still don't wanna miss poker cash games, you can think about Home Games, which are highly regulated.

    Poker tournaments in Montpellier

    There are many poker tournaments in Montpellier. Tourneys are accepted as long as there are prizes and not real money to be won. In Montpellier and the surrounding region there are regular poker tournaments. For an full overview of the upcoming tournaments in Montpellier, please check out our tournament calendar.

    Poker Clubs: The best poker rooms in Montpellier

    Other alternatives are available by the many poker clubs & poker rooms with in and around Montpellier. In Montpellier there is a colourful poker room scene with regular tournaments with non-cash prizes. Here is a good selection:

    Live poker in casinos near by Montpellier

    You are not able to play live poker in Montpellier in any casino in the city center. Okzitanien has its casinos generally in smaller cities and outside the heart of the city. It is certainly no problem to reach them by car or public transport. Most have on top their own shuttle service. In case you want to go by your own car, all casinos offer generous park possibilities for poker players. Nowadays, every casino in France routinely runs real money poker tournaments. There are many games and poker events in which you can participate. On this site you'll see a summary, arranged by federal states, of the best casinos offering poker with their particular games and all other infos. Around Montpellier you will get to minimum two casinos with reasonable driving times and nice live poker games.

    Best Poker Players from Montpellier

    The following list shows you the Top 10 poker players with the highest tournament winnings from Montpellier.

    Homegames: Poker for real money in Montpellier in private locations

    In Montpellier the judisdiction of the federal state Okzitanien applies. In order to play legal poker home games in Montpellier you have to take care of the following:

    Is it a public poker game?

    The poker game must be held in public to establish criminal liability. A poker event is public after the jurisdiction in Okzitanien, if "it is made outwardly recognizably accessible to a not firmly closed circle of acquaintances". The best example of this is the poker for high amounts of money in Montpellier's bars, which theoretically anyone can access. Attention, this is forbidden!

    Habituality

    Even a closed society can be considered public in Okzitanien according to § 285 II StGB, if gambling takes place there according to law.If the poker round takes place regulardy, it is prohibited in private rooms in Montpellier as well as in public. So, if money games are hosted for every week on the similar day, it does not matter if it is a private room or not. Both are illegal.

    The best Online Poker Rooms in comparison

    The best and not prohibited way to play poker in Montpellier is online poker. We present a selection of well known online sites where you can officially play for real money in France. After over 20 years of online poker history, several providers proofed themselfes as the most trustful and stable. We strongly recommend creating an account with these online poker networks and poker there. The poker games on offer are excellent, the options are large, the players are numerous and the rake is not too high. Poker-in.com lists the most important and best providers in comparison.