French Lottery Boss Summoned In Scratchcard Investigation

3 Dec, 2007 / GamblingCompliance Ltd. / Graham Wood

La Française des Jeux president Christophe Blanchard-Dignac was last week called in for questioning by a magistrate investigating claims that scratchcard games operated by FDJ were fixed. The news has attracted further negative publicity for FDJ at a time when France’s gambling market is at a crossroads.