{"id":134286,"date":"2020-04-28T08:30:25","date_gmt":"2020-04-28T15:30:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=134286"},"modified":"2020-04-28T11:58:17","modified_gmt":"2020-04-28T18:58:17","slug":"blow-for-bookies-as-france-follows-holland-in-abandoning-soccer-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/blow-for-bookies-as-france-follows-holland-in-abandoning-soccer-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Bookies Hit Hard as France Follows Holland in Abandoning Soccer Season"},"content":{"rendered":"
Sports-starved European bookmakers were dealt a fresh blow Tuesday with the news that French soccer<\/a> will not resume the 2019-20 season. The decision was taken after the country\u2019s prime minister, Edouard Philippe, announced that all sports would be banned until at least September because of the coronavirus crisis. Officials from France\u2019s top two tiers, Ligue 1 and Ligue 2, had hoped to finish the season behind closed doors from June 17 to July 25.<\/p>\n