Successful partnership with France’s National Lottery operator nears 30-year mark
Scientific Games has agreed an extension to its long-running scratchcard games partnership with French National Lottery operator FDJ United.
The global lottery company will serve as lottery’s primary scratchcard partner, continuing a partnership that stretches to nearly 30 years.
“We are confident in renewing our long-standing partnership with Scientific Games,” said FDJ United chair and CEO Stéphane Pallez. “With more than 27 million players, our scratchcard games represent the largest segment in FDJ United’s portfolio. Operating sustainably and responsibly guides everything we do.
“Scientific Games is aligned to help us achieve our goals and stay true to the historic values of FDJ United by supplying games that are produced using 100 per cent paper from forests certified by the Forest Stewardship Council.”
FDJ United’s games will be produced at the Scientific Games European Center of Game Production Excellence in the United Kingdom.
“Scientific Games is proud of the strong, successful relationship that we’ve forged with FDJ United across the decades,” said Scientific Games senior vice president of international Matthias Müller. “We strive to continue delivering high-quality, environmentally friendly products to surpass the expectations of one of the world’s top-performing lotteries.”
Shares in FDJ United (EPA:FDJU) were trading 0.77 per cent higher at €21.03 per share in Paris Tuesday morning.