FDJ United reported third-quarter 2025 revenue of €864m, down 3% year on year, as higher taxes and tighter regulation weighed on its business. The company said revenue would have been virtually stable without a €21m tax impact, including €18m in France. It expects full-year revenue above €3.7bn and recurring EBITDA of about €900m.
Investors can see how higher taxes and tighter regulation weighed on FDJ United’s revenue and shaped its outlook.
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Unibet’s Dutch revenue fell 41% in Q1 2025 compared with the same period a year earlier, FDJ UNITED said. The group attributed the decline to monthly net-deposit limits introduced in October 2024, a gambling-tax increase in January 2025 and weaker sports betting margins; it did not disclose Unibet’s Dutch revenue figure.
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.
FDJ United plans to review its online betting and gaming portfolio, a process that could lead to exits from some markets or asset sales, the company said in its first-half 2026 results. CEO Stéphane Pallez cited higher gambling taxes among the pressures on performance; first-half EBITDA fell to €404m from €441m a year earlier.
FDJ United said it was reviewing its online betting and gaming operations and non-core assets after higher gambling taxes weighed on first-half earnings. The company is considering possible market exits for parts of its online business and divestments of non-core assets, but did not identify specific markets or assets. First-half adjusted net profit fell 19% to €180 million.