Casino et Football Fsont ils Bon Ménage

The french word " foot " means soccer. The french word " casino " means a place of entertainment for gambling or other games (such as cards, dice) including amusement arcades, bingo halls, dog and horse racing tracks.

The title is translated to english to mean: Are casinos and soccer compatible ?

Explanation: We want to know if people would rather go see soccer or gamble at a casino with this article. It will include the history of casinos and football in France, how they are related today, as well as pros and cons of going to both places on the same day.

Note: The article will be split into 2 parts. In part 1 we will analyze the pros and cons of gambling, while in part 2 we will talk about football.

Part 1: Pros and cons of going to a casino with friends, family, or your significant other

Source: Wikipedia - French wikipedia page about French casinos (in french): http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casinos_de_France#Les_casinos_de_la_France-ligne (the wiki page in french link) - report from BBC Newsnight about the evolution of gambling in France (in English): http://newsnight.bbc.co.uk/news/special_report/2007/03/20070317_casinos.shtml

French people are known for having a large number of casinos in their country. In fact, there are more french citizens who gamble regularly than those who play soccer! However, most of these gamblers do not usually come to a casino during the weekend to play cards or dice with friends, they do so when they go out for dinner on saturday night (even though some casinos now offer "dinner and casino" packages).

They're gambling at a larger scale (more money involved), and in different ways from people who frequent the sport of soccer. The sport of soccer, which is the most watched sport in France and plays a big role in french culture, is not a professional one and does not always take place on the weekends either.

On the other hand, casinos have gotten more popular over the last few years because people can now go gamble all week long rather than just on weekends. However, going to a casino is not for everyone. If you're only planning on going to gamble, consider this article as 1/2 of it: Part 2.

Source: Wikipedia - French wikipedia page about French football (in french): http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27Olympique_de_France#Les_competitions_des_jeunes (the wiki page in french link) - report from BBC Sport about the future of football (in English): http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/worldcup2007/7460228.stm

Les jeunes (French slang: yé-yé, young people) is a slang that means 'the young." This phrase is used to refer to the "I was born in '76" generation, which people born after 1975 are often referred to as in France. The french people have a love for their football like no other, and it's because of this that there is close to zero crime on the streets during soccer games.

Source: Google Images - Screenshot from google images about the french football team during the World Cup in 2006

The french football team was ranked 10th in the world in 2005, and is always close to earning some medals every time a big tournament takes place. Unfortunately, they didn't make it to the Euro 2008's quarter-finals. But with such a passionate and supportive group of fans behind them at all times, nothing should stop them from winning any championship.

Source: Wikipedia - French wikipedia page about casinos in Monaco (in french): http://fr.wikipedia.

Conclusion: In short, there are two sides to the story. While gambling may be popular in France, and while casinos are playing a bigger part in French culture and society; at the same time we can not deny that both these things can go together in order to make a "good" combination.

Part 2: Pros and cons of going to a casino with friends, family, or your significant other

Source: Wikipedia - French wikipedia page about French football (in french): http://fr.wikipedia.