Who owns Unibet FR?
As of : Unibet FR belongs to FDJ United, the group behind France's national lottery. The French site, unibet.fr, offers sports betting, horse betting and poker under FDJ Online Betting and Gaming France, a company on the ANJ list of approved operators. Unibet came to FDJ with Kindred Group, which FDJ took over in October 2024 for about €2.5bn.
| 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 | FDJ Online Betting and Gaming France, France |
| Licences | France — ANJ |
| Products | Sports betting, Poker |
| Website | unibet.fr |
| Also runs as | unibet.com |
| Companies of the other sites | Trannel International Limited (unibet.com) · MGA |
| Sister casinos | 16 |
| Fines and actions | Unibet FR’s own company: 0 · whole FDJ United group: 6 |
| Owner proof | verified |
| Last checked | 14 Oct 2026 |
In numbers
- FDJ Online Betting and Gaming France also runs 1 other gambling brand under the same company and licence.
- 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
Unibet FR started as a Kindred brand. Since FDJ bought Kindred in October 2024, the French Unibet site runs under an FDJ United company, FDJ Online Betting and Gaming France. The group is now merging its online offers: in 2026 Parions Sport online moves onto the Unibet platform. FDJ United trades on Euronext Paris as FDJU.
Licence and what it means for you
FDJ Online Betting and Gaming France is on the ANJ list of approved operators. That approval covers online sports betting, horse betting and poker for players in France. Our data lists no casino product for unibet.fr. Unibet sites in other countries run under other FDJ United companies and other licences.
Licence records
| Regulator | Type | Valid | Check it |
|---|---|---|---|
| France — ANJ | — | active | register |
Sister sites
FDJ is Unibet FR's nearest relative in France, and its Parions Sport offer is moving onto the Unibet platform. ZEturf is another horse-betting brand in the group. Outside France, Unibet runs under Kindred companies in the UK, the Nordics and Australia. Our data shows 16 sister brands for Unibet FR, 15 active. A self-exclusion at Unibet FR may not cover them.
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.
FDJfdj.fr
ZEturfzeturf.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 Unibet FR cover its sister sites? · How national self-exclusion schemes work
Fines and regulator actions
Our data lists no fine against FDJ Online Betting and Gaming France. The Unibet name has drawn fines elsewhere. One case is close to a betting offer like this one: in September 2025 the Dutch regulator issued a penalty order of up to €450,000 against Optdeck Service Ltd for offering banned bet types, such as bets on corners and yellow cards. FDJ United companies have 6 actions in our data in total.
All 6 fines and regulator actions, with sources
None of these 6 names Unibet FR’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: Former Kindred brand, now under FDJ United; also horse betting. On the ANJ list of approved operators.
- We have no company registration number for FDJ Online Betting and Gaming France.
FDJ United sister sites, fines and sources →
Ratings elsewhere
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Ratings from other websites, with their source. We do not copy their reviews, and they do not change our facts.
Questions and answers
Who owns Unibet FR?
FDJ United, since its takeover of Kindred Group in October 2024.
Is Unibet FR licensed?
Yes. FDJ Online Betting and Gaming France is on the ANJ list of approved operators.
Are Unibet FR and FDJ the same company?
They have the same owner, FDJ United, but run under different companies.
Is Unibet FR legit?
Unibet FR is run by FDJ Online Betting and Gaming France, which holds a licence from ANJ (France). Its owner is FDJ United, a listed company. Fines and regulator actions against Unibet FR’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 Unibet FR’s sister sites?
Unibet FR has 16 sister casinos with the same owner, FDJ United: FDJ, ZEturf, Unibet, 32Red, Bingo.com and 11 more. Full list: all FDJ United sister sites.
Sources
Last checked 14 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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