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1/3 GROUPE FDJ Press release Q1 2021 Activity well oriented despite the enduring impact of the health crisis • . • Compared with the first quarter of 2020 , stakes up 12 % at € 4.6 billion , and revenue up 5 % at € 0.5 billion Compared with the first quarter of 2019 , stakes up 6 % , and revenue up 4 % Continued strong growth in online stakes , preserved network activity despite sanitary measures Momentum in sports betting confirmed , good performance for Loto and Euromillions Boulogne - Billancourt ( France ) , 15 April 2021 ( 5:45 p.m. ) - La Française des Jeux ( FDJ ) , France's leading gaming operator , announces its stakes and revenue for the first quarter of 2021 . Stéphane Pallez , Chairwoman and CEO of the FDJ Group , said : " Despite the enduring impact of the health situation on the environment , the first quarter confirmed the good trends in our business , with stakes exceeding the levels recorded before the crisis . After reaching almost 10 % of our global stakes in 2020 , digital stakes continue to grow at a strong rate whereas our network activity is maintained . The events program for lottery and a busy sporting calendar , including Euro 2021 in football , should allow this momentum to continue in the months to come . " As a preliminary comment , the Group notes that : The measures taken by the French authorities to contain the Covid - 19 epidemic are affecting its point - of - sale business , with : Nearly 10 % of the Group's points of sale , mainly bars , closed throughout the first quarter of 2021 , compared with just the second fortnight of March in 2020 ; о A curfew , currently set at 7:00 p.m. , and travel restrictions in place . In 2020 , the first period of lockdown began on 17 March . The sports betting offer began to contract from 7 March until the cancellation of the overwhelming majority of sporting competitions in mid - March . The Group suspended the Amigo game on 19 March . In the first quarter of 2021 , compared with the first quarter of 2019 , FDJ recorded an increase of +6 % in stakes and of +4 % in revenue . In the first quarter of 2021 , compared with the first quarter of 2020 , FDJ recorded an increase of 11.8 % in stakes , bringing them to € 4,591 million ; revenue was up 5.2 % at € 538 million . Stakes recorded by FDJ in the first quarter of 2021 amounted to € 4.6 billion , breaking down - as : Lottery stakes of € 3.5 billion , up 3.8 % and more than 10 % excluding Amigo : о Draw game stakes of € 1.3 billion , up 2.6 % and more than 20 % excluding Amigo .