FDJ United reported 2025 revenue of €3.68bn, down 3%, while gross gaming revenue rose 1% to €8.71bn. The company said additional French gaming taxes exceeded €50m in 2025 and are expected to reach €90m in 2026; it raised its end-2028 savings target to more than €150m.
FDJ United’s results highlight French tax pressure and its raised savings target as factors in the company’s financial outlook.
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FDJ United reported a 56% fall in profit in 2025, while its online betting and gaming gross gaming revenue declined 8.1%, according to the report. The report also says unit head Nils Andén is due to leave the group to pursue new projects.
Parions Sport En Ligne said it will transition to the Unibet brand at the end of March in France. The company said existing accounts, balances, bets, potential winnings and safer-gambling settings will remain, subject to players accepting new terms and conditions. Parions Sport Point de Vente's retail business will retain its existing brand under conditions attached to the FDJ-Kindred merger approval.
FDJ United said it completed its acquisition of Kindred in October 2024, adding the Unibet owner to its European gambling group. On a pro forma basis, the group reported 2024 net gaming revenue of €3.6bn and adjusted EBITDA of €964m, with a 25.4% margin; net debt rose to €1.724bn after the integration and a €1.5bn bond issue.
The Nationale ombudsman has declared a complaint by CasinoZorgplicht.nl against the Kansspelautoriteit unfounded. The ombudsman confirmed the KSA was entitled to leave the complaint about Unibet's former Trannel operations untreated, though it did not follow the regulator's reasoning. The complaint concerned the sale of Trannel and the handling of data of about 1.5 million Dutch players.
The Nationale ombudsman has declared a complaint by CasinoZorgplicht.nl against the Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) unfounded, according to a letter from ombudsman Reinier van Zutphen dated 19 October 2026. The ombudsman confirmed that the KSA was entitled not to consider the complaint, although it did not follow the regulator's reasoning. The complaint concerned the sale of Trannel International and the handling of data of about 1.5 million Dutch players.
The UK’s Prize Competition Council appointed Tom Banks as its inaugural executive director. The council said supporting members’ compliance with the DCMS Code is its immediate priority; its membership has grown from eight to 65 since its creation in July.
The Prize Competition Council has named Tom Banks as its first executive director, according to the UK trade body.