the Frenchwoman of the Plays is a French State enterprise of 1976 held to 72% by the State which entrusted the Monopole to him plays of Loterie and sporting bets on all the national territory, overseas departments included, like in the territorial collectivity of Saint-Pierre-and-Miquelon, the overseas territory of the French Polynésie and the principality of Monaco.

Other French companies of money plays

• PMU : monopoly of the bets on the horse-races, canine Races and matches of Basque Ball.
• Casinos: monopoly of the plays of table and Machines with under

History

Heiress of the National Lottery, it will be called successively “Company of the National Lottery and the National Lotto” (SLNLN) in 1976, then “France Lotto” in 1989. This name change, this year there, mark also deep a Reorganization of the company. The participation of the State passes from 51% to 72%, that of the transmitters of tickets from 49 to 20% and the employees and the brokers are authorized to enter the capital to a total value of 3% and 5. The capital is increased by 20 to 500 franc million (3 to 76 € million) what allows important investments. Two years later in 1991, it changes name again and becomes the Frenchwoman of the Plays.

The success of the Lotto in 1976, thanks to progress of data processing and to televised pullings largely contributed to the revival of the company.

The principle of territoriality governs the activity of the majority of the lotteries in the world. But European integration and new technologies as Internet are likely to modify in the countries of the European Union this situation of monopoly. The Frenchwoman of the Plays is thus competed with by lotteries or companies of bets on line on Internet. The Frenchwoman of the Plays started a co-operation with other European lotteries of State, thus launching a common lottery, Euro Million with the lotteries British and Spanish, joined in 2004 by the lotteries of six other countries: Austria, Belgium, Ireland, Luxembourg, Swiss Portugal and .

The missions which are entrusted with the Frenchwoman of the Plays create duties in term of management: The Frenchwoman of the Plays contributed in 2005 per 2,33 billion € to public finances and the cover the risks through the taking away operated on the settings to the profit of the State, the sport or social finances.

Turnover

In 2000, it generated a turnover of 6,5 billion €

In 2004, it generated a Turnover of 8,55 billion € placing it in 5th world position behind the lotteries national American, Italian, Spanish and German.

In 2005, it generated a turnover of 8,9 billion €

Presidents

• 1989-1993: Gerard Sticks
• 1993-2000: Bertrand of Galle
• Since 2000: Christophe Blanchard-Dignac

Sporting sponsor

The Frenchwoman of the Plays finances the cyclist team the Frenchwoman of the Plays since 1997.

The Frenchwoman of the Plays contributes for approximately 200 € million to the life of the sport in France via CNDS (National center for the development of the Sport)

Legal affairs

November 30th, 2007, following the complaint of a player who disputes the integrity of the plays of scraping, the chairman of the company was convened with the court.

See too

• Set of forecasts in France, Lotto, Lottery, Euro Million.

External bonds

• Official site of the Frenchwoman of the plays

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