This is a bettor in gold, which is at the heart of a conflict in court between the company PMU and Rodolphe Benat, owner of the bar race-goer the "Deauville Flyer", in the sixth arrondissement of Paris. It accused the company of horse betting him for having "stolen" his best customer, and probably the biggest bettor of France. This lawyer, named Marc, could build several tens of thousands of euros per day. His behaviour has attracted the attention of the PMU who has been contacted in order to encourage them to bet directly via the internet platform of the organization of horse betting, Allopari.

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For the boss of the "Deauville Flyer" when asked by The new yorker , the PMU has "stolen his client." This anger can be explained by the fact that the player was extremely important to the institution. "I organized my activities around him. I have hired two people full time to take his bets," says Rodolphe Benat daily. The player brought up to 95% of the turnover of the brand, which has reached € 40 million in 2013, making the Deauville Flyer the largest point-of-sale PMU of France.

The negative balance of the player concerned the organization of sports betting

In 2015-2016, the PMU is concerned about the amount of money involved. If the bettor makes money, he loses a lot too. In order to overcome this situation, the company of paris, advises Marc card use PMU which shall be credited upstream before betting. But faithful to the "Deauville Flyer", he refuses. However, the negative balance of the player and the pace of rebates continues to be a concern to the PMU. Rodolphe Benat must inform in real time the company of the situation of his own best customer. The agreement does not last and the PMU seeks to move also the boss of the point of sale to ensure the direct management of one of its largest customers via its online platform Allopari. Little by little, Marc ceasing to bet at the Deauville Flyer.

The PMU prosecuted for "illegal practice of the profession of banker"

Rodolphe Benat then decides to sue the PMU. For the lawyer of the owner of this point-of-sale, when asked by The new yorker , "the PMU has the right of life or death on the retailers. It can disconnect at any time. It subjects them to strict rules that he frees himself without scruple". It assigns to the civil the PMU for the loss of earnings that he thinks he has suffered, but he also attacks the operator of paris for "illegal exercise of the profession of banker." In fact, leaving Marc to bet on credit, the body of paris would have violated the law that prohibits such a thing.

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Contacted by Le Figaro , the parties involved did not wish to express. In 2018 the market of horse race betting had 511.000 players, an increase of 12% compared to 2017, who have staked a bit more than a billion euros. This increase is due to the recovery plan put in place by the PMU in order to reach a larger audience.

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Date Of Update: 16 August 2019, 00:00