Française des Jeux (FDJ) is the operator of

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's national lottery games, and the title sponsor of the FDJ cycling team. The name of the company loosely translates as The French Company of Games. The company was previously owned and operated by the French government. In July 2018, the French government, which owned 72% of FDJ, has decided to take the company public and sell off 50% of its ownership. This is in hopes of rejuvenating the national treasury. In addition to lottery games, the company also provides online games and

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markets, such as

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, and

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. The company sponsors two professional cycling teams - Groupama–FDJ in the

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since 1997, and FDJ Suez Futuroscope in the UCI Women's World Tour since 2017.

References

External links

Official Française des Jeux−FDJ website
Lotteries Gambling in France Government-owned companies of France Entertainment companies established in 1976 1976 establishments in France 2019 initial public offerings Companies listed on Euronext Paris {{France-company-stub