08/25/20 FDJ to sponsor 100 amateur French football clubs The operator’s ParionsSport sports betting brand will sponsor amateur clubs across the country.
07/31/20 FDJ sees good post-lockdown performance The French operator’s revenue for the first half was down by 10.1 per cent but stakes returned to 2019 levels by mid-June.
07/07/20 New French regulator reveals leadership team The new Autorité Nationale des Jeux (ANJ) has announced several leadership appointments.
07/03/20 Betclic nets French Ligue 1 partnership The Betclic brand will become the official sports betting platform for French Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 for three seasons.
06/25/20 French gaming giant adopts blockchain tech La Française des Jeux’s (FDJ) new Go Mojo platform is based on blockchain technology.
06/23/20 New French gambling regulator launches The L’Autorité nationale des Jeux (ANJ) has been officially launched as the new regulator for all forms of gambling in France.
06/19/20 FDJ hit by €200m drop in revenue The French gaming operator, La Française des Jeux, said a drop of almost 60 per cent in stakes was directly due to the impact of Covid-19.
06/10/20 PMU appoints new board president French betting operator Pari-Mutuel Urbain (PMU) has confirmed Philippe Augier as the President of the board.
06/09/20 France: online gambling revenues up 22% Online gambling revenues in France increased 22 per cent year-on-year in the first quarter despite the Covid-19 pandemic.
05/28/20 France: PMU president steps down Bertrand Méheut is stepping down from his position as President of the French sports and horse racing betting operator Pari-Mutuel Urbain (PMU).
04/29/20 France: football banned until September Domestic football leagues to be cancelled due to new restrictions being put in place to combat Coronavirus.
04/23/20 France: horse racing to resume in May Racing set to resume behind closed doors when current lockdown is lifted on May 11.
04/21/20 FDJ cuts shareholder dividend by 30% French lottery operator sees group revenues fall during the first quarter of the year due to Coronavirus.
04/15/20 France: regulator bans online poker bonuses Online poker operators prohibited from offering bonuses to players while the country remains in lockdown due to Covid-19.
