Tag Archives: La Francaise des Jeux
Ireland – FDJ finalises €380m acquisition of Premier Lotteries Ireland
La Française des Jeux has finalised its €380m acquisition of Premier Lotteries Ireland, which holds exclusive rights to operate the Irish National Lottery until 2034. The acquisition, which follows the approval granted by the Irish National Lottery regulator at the beginning of October, is the Group’s first venture operating a lottery outside France, and reflects…
France – La Française des Jeux sees best growth for 15 years
La Française des Jeux (FDJ) experienced its best growth since 2004 last year with the total number of bets placed with the French operator increasing by nine per cent to €17.239bn with all of its gaming sectors experiencing growth. The lowest increase was felt by the company’s draw games (Loto and Euromillions), up 6.4 per…
France: all change
Despite fears from operators that privatisation of the lottery operator would destabilise the French gambling sector, the government sold its 52 per cent stake at the end of last year and will be introducing a new state regulator, L’autorité nationale des jeux, in Spring. G3 takes a deep dive into the ramifications this could have on…
New Caledonia – New Caledonia adjusting its laws to allow FDJ to operate
La Française des Jeux, the state-owned operator of France’s national lottery games, could be about to set up in New Caledonia, a French territory comprising dozens of islands in the South Pacific. At the end of July, the New Caledonia Congress unanimously voted in favour of a draft order to allow the operator to take…
France – FDJ retains instant games deal with Scientific
Scientific Games has signed a contract with La Francaise des Jeux, the operator of the French National Lottery to continue to be the primary supplier of instant games to FDJ, the second largest instant game lottery in the world. Scientific Games supplies a significant share of FDJ’s instant game portfolio, including some of its top…
