French Gambling Monopoly Targets Online Market Opening

12 Feb, 2009 / GamblingCompliance Ltd. / James Kilsby

Lottery operator La Française des Jeux (FDJ) said that preparing for the opening of the internet sports betting market in France will be a major priority for their group this year after 2008 saw a 65 percent rise in sales of its own sports betting product, bucking a modest 1 percent drop in FDJ’s total revenues for the year.