Australia, consolidation and a big orange fox. What do these three things have in common? Well, we’re not sure about unifying factors in the wider world, but all three feature in a recent interview with William Morris, Head of Business Development at Sporting Group, that took place at SBC Summit Barcelona. Speaking with Ted Menmuir, SBC’s Content Director, Morris began …
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L’Autorité Nationale des Jeux (ANJ), has published its H1 2022 market report detailing mixed results for the make-up of French gambling. France’s gambling sector recorded a total market turnover of €5bn, up 7% on comparative H1 2021 results of €4.9bn. The market’s headline growth reflected the post-pandemic recovery of French monopoly operators, FDJ and PMU, who generated respective GGRs of …
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Groupe FDJ has reported a strong first half of the year, benefitting from the full recovery of its French lottery network, but also issued a warning on economic headwinds impacting the French economy. Publishing its H1 trading results, FDJ reported group revenues of €1.2bn, up 12% on corresponding 2021 results of €1.08bn. H1 trading saw FDJ generate total stakes (lottery …
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The FDJ group is extending its partnership with Olympique de Marseille for three seasons as its sports betting brands continue as premium partners of the Ligue 1 team. FDJ looks to gain exposure to the large community of club supporters and develop a program of entertainment and exclusive content, as the deal includes its ParionsSport online and ParionsSport point of …
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Groupe FDJ has disclosed to markets that it has entered ‘exclusive negotiations’ to acquire Aleda – the point-of-sale (POS) payments solutions provider for its Française des Jeux (FDJ) lottery network. Updating investors, FDJ outlined that the acquisition of Aleda formed part of the group’s ‘tech development strategy’ Previous corporate updates have seen group leadership underscore that FDJ will seek to …
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FDJ has signed an agreement with Paris Saint Germain (PSG) which sees its sports betting brands, ParionsSport online and ParionsSport point of sale, become premium partners of the club. The operator of France’s National Lottery’s three season-long partnership looks to offer immersive and innovative experiences to both bettors and fans of the French football team. The brands will also benefit …
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French gambling witnessed a ‘spectacular year of online growth’, according to the 2021 Market Report published by l’Autorite Nationale des Jeux (ANJ) – French gambling’s unified regulatory authority. Mitigating continued COVID-19 circumstances impacting land-based venues and the sporting calendar, France’s gambling market recorded total GGR turnover of €10.7bn up 7% on FY2020 results of €10bn. Described ‘as the first pillar …
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Française des Jeux (FDJ), France’s national lottery operator has launched the first edition of its ‘Coupe de France Elite Femmes’ pro-cycling competition, in partnership with the French Cycling Federation (FFC). A first of its kind event for women’s pro-cycling, the Coupe de France is an eight-round back-to-back multi-format race competition that will help Team France test cycling routes and prepare …
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Groupe FDJ has announced that its management committee (leadership and corporate governance) has joined the corporate charter of #JamaissansElles (#NeverWithoutThem) – a French business directive aimed at promoting gender diversity across all workplaces. The operator of France’s national lottery and betting agencies, FDJ becomes the first company listed on the Paris Euronext SBF-80 to commit to its entire corporate leadership …
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Groupe FDJ has raised more than €100 million to help restore French heritage and cultural landmarks through its headline ‘Mission Patrimoine’ (‘Heritage Mission’) fundraising programme. ‘Mission Patrimoine’ was launched in 2018, allowing patrons of Française des Jeux’s retail network to sell exclusive instant games to raise direct funds for French cultural restoration programmes. Selling ‘Patrimoine Games’, FDJ disclosed that during …
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