Who owns FDJ?
As of : FDJ is the online lottery site of La Française des Jeux SA, the parent company of FDJ United. FDJ United is listed on Euronext Paris, and the French State keeps about 21% of the shares. La Française des Jeux SA holds exclusive rights for lottery games and retail sports betting in France, supervised by the ANJ. It also runs Parions Sport online.
| Ultimate owner | FDJ United (listed (Euronext Paris: FDJU); the French State held about 72% before the November 2019 IPO and keeps about 21%) |
|---|---|
| Operating company | La Française des Jeux SA, France (Boulogne-Billancourt) · reg. 315 065 292 RCS Nanterre |
| Licences | France — ANJ |
| Products | Lottery, Sports betting |
| Website | fdj.fr |
| Also runs as | enligne.parionssport.fdj.fr, parionssport.fdj.fr |
| Sister casinos | 16 |
| Fines and actions | FDJ’s own company: 0 · whole FDJ United group: 6 |
| Owner proof | verified |
| Last checked | 15 Oct 2026 |
In numbers
- FDJ United owns 17 casino and betting brands (38 websites) in our data.
- 6 fines and regulator actions against the owner since 2024, about €18 million in total (converted to euros).
Who is behind it
La Française des Jeux was founded in 1976 and privatised in 2019. The company is registered in Boulogne-Billancourt (RCS Nanterre 315 065 292). In October 2024 it took over Kindred Group, the owner of Unibet and 32Red, for about €2.5bn. The group now trades as FDJ United and is listed on Euronext Paris (FDJU).
Licence and what it means for you
La Française des Jeux SA holds the exclusive rights for lottery games and retail sports betting in France. The ANJ, France's gambling regulator, supervises these rights. The same company runs the Parions Sport online betting offer, which moves onto the Unibet platform in 2026.
Licence records
| Regulator | Type | Valid | Check it |
|---|---|---|---|
| France — ANJ | lottery and sports betting | — | register |
Sister sites
FDJ's closest relative is Parions Sport, its own online betting offer at parionssport.fdj.fr. Within FDJ United, Unibet FR is the other French brand, with sports betting and poker approved by the ANJ. ZEturf adds horse betting, and Kindred brings Unibet and 32Red abroad. Our data lists 16 sister brands, 15 active. A self-exclusion at FDJ may not cover the others.
16 sister casinos
Same owner often means the same terms, the same support team and the same payout rules. A self-exclusion at one brand may not cover its sister sites.
ZEturfzeturf.fr
Unibet FRunibet.fr
Unibetunibet.co.uk
32Red32red.com
Bingo.comuk.bingo.com
Maria Casinomariacasino.com
Storspelarestorspelare.se
Kolikkopelitkolikkopelit.com
Casinohuonecasinohuone.com
Vlad Cazinovladcazino.ro
Otto Casinoottocasino.se- Storspiller (Norway)storspiller.com closed
32Rosu32rosu.ro
Unibet Games BEunibetgames.be
ZEbet NLzebet.nl- ZEturf NLzeturf.nl
Does self-exclusion at FDJ cover its sister sites? · How national self-exclusion schemes work
Fines and regulator actions
Our data lists no fine against La Française des Jeux SA, the company that runs fdj.fr. The 6 actions we hold for FDJ United all hit companies it gained with Kindred, and all came after the October 2024 takeover. The largest is the UK Gambling Commission's £10 million fine on Platinum Gaming Limited in October 2025, for repeat anti-money-laundering and social-responsibility failures.
All 6 fines and regulator actions, with sources
None of these 6 names FDJ’s own company; they concern other companies of the FDJ United group. The company column names who was fined.
Fines from the 40 regulators, prosecutors and courts we track, online gambling only; fines against land-based casinos are out of scope. How we count fines.
| Date | Company | Regulator / court | Amount | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-02 | Optdeck Service Ltd (Unibet NL) | Kansspelautoriteit (Netherlands) | EUR 4,000,000 | Duty-of-care failures Jul 2022 to Jul 2024: late income checks after big losses, weak pop-up interventions (date = press report). source |
| 2025-10-22 | Platinum Gaming Limited (unibet.co.uk, uk.bingo.com) | UK Gambling Commission | GBP 10,000,000 | Repeat AML and social responsibility failures (second action after 2023), with a required independent audit. source |
| 2025-09-02 | Optdeck Service Ltd (Unibet) | Kansspelautoriteit (Netherlands) | EUR 450,000 | Penalty order (EUR 75,000 per week, max EUR 450,000; amount is the maximum, not a paid fine) for offering banned bet types such as corners and yellow cards, Oct 2022 to May 2025. source |
| 2025-05-05 | Spooniker Ltd | Spelinspektionen (Sweden) | SEK 10,000,000 | Warning and SEK 10m sanction fee for anti-money-laundering failures: weak customer due diligence on five high-depositing customers (May 2023 to April 2024), found in a follow-up to the November 2022 AML decision. Decision dated 5 May 2025 (case 24Si1186). Förvaltningsrätten i Linköping rejected Spooniker's appeal on 2 July 2026 (case 4340-25). source |
| 2025-05 | BetChoice Corporation Pty Ltd (Unibet) | ACMA (Australia) | AUD 1,014,120 | First ACMA financial penalty under the BetStop self-exclusion rules: failed to close 954 accounts of registered customers. source |
| 2024-12-18 | Optdeck Service Ltd (Unibet NL) | Kansspelautoriteit (Netherlands) | EUR 400,000 | Let players registered in the CRUKS self-exclusion register gamble. source |
About FDJ United
France's national lottery operator, which took over Kindred Group (Unibet, 32Red) in October 2024 for about €2.5bn and now trades as FDJ United. The online betting and gaming arm is being consolidated, with Parions Sport online merging onto the Unibet platform in 2026.
Headquarters: France · Founded: 1976 · Ownership: listed (Euronext Paris: FDJU); the French State held about 72% before the November 2019 IPO and keeps about 21%
How we know, and what we could not confirm
How we know: Online lottery site of La Française des Jeux SA (RCS Nanterre 315 065 292), the parent company of FDJ United, which holds the French lottery monopoly under ANJ supervision.
FDJ United sister sites, fines and sources →
Ratings elsewhere
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Often compared
- Are FDJ and Unibet owned by the same company? Yes, both are owned by FDJ United.
- Are FDJ and Maria Casino owned by the same company? Yes, both are owned by FDJ United.
- Are Bingo.com (UK, uk.bingo.com) and FDJ owned by the same company? Yes, both are owned by FDJ United.
Questions and answers
Who owns FDJ?
FDJ United, a group listed on Euronext Paris. La Française des Jeux SA is its parent company.
Is FDJ owned by the French State?
Not fully. The French State keeps about 21% of the shares after the 2019 privatisation.
Does FDJ own Unibet?
Yes. FDJ took over Kindred Group, the owner of Unibet, in October 2024.
Is FDJ legit?
FDJ is run by La Française des Jeux SA, which holds a licence from ANJ (France) for lottery and sports betting. Its owner is FDJ United, a listed company. Fines and regulator actions against FDJ’s own company: 0; against the whole FDJ United group: 6. Sister sites with the same owner: 16. Guide: How to check a casino. We do not rate sites. A licence from your country’s regulator is the main protection.
What are FDJ’s sister sites?
FDJ has 16 sister casinos with the same owner, FDJ United: ZEturf, Unibet FR, Unibet, 32Red, Bingo.com and 11 more. Full list: all FDJ United sister sites.
Sources
- https://www.fdjunited.com/fdjunited-at-a-glance/
- https://www.fdj.fr
- https://www.fdjunited.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/20250522StatutsLaFrancaisedesJeux.pdf
- https://www.fdj.fr/informations/reglements/app-webview
- https://api-avis-situation-sirene.insee.fr/identification/pdf/31506529200247
Last checked 15 Oct 2026. Review text checked against our data on 19 Oct 2026. How we check facts. Gambling can be addictive. Help: BeGambleAware, GamStop, Gamblers Anonymous.
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