Sat, 02/12/2011 – 02:59 – PokerPages Staff

The French gaming regulatory agency, ARJEL, has suspended PokerStars Home Games for native players due to its possible violation of the country’s law.

PokerStars.fr released a statement on the site explaining the situation on Thursday.

“The Regulatory Authority of Online Games (ARJEL) decided to make a system analysis of Home Games to be able to ensure compliance with French law.”

“We apologize for this temporary inconvenience and appreciate your loyalty to PokerStars.fr Home Games.”

PokerStars.fr confirmed that the plethora of gaming options will still be available to users despite the ongoing investigation.

“You can still enjoy the most popular tournaments on the net, such as the Classic, the Sunday Special, or the famous Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP), not to mention the incredible cash games.”

ARJEL has been the regulatory authority of the French Gaming Industry since last April when new laws were passed to allow citizens to play online poker on a unique gaming site.

PokerStars Home Games were introduced in January and have been a success thus far. ARJEL have not revealed the aspects of the gaming setup which could be in breach of French laws.

French Team PokerStars sponsored Pros Bertrand ‘ElkY’ Grospellier, Vanessa Rousso, Thomas Bichon and Arnaud Mattern have not yet commented on the developments.