FDJ, the operator of the French national lottery, has purchased Irish National Lottery operator Premier Lotteries Ireland, a joint venture between An Post and the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan.
FDJ will pay €350 million for Premier Lotteries Ireland, which had paid €405 million in 2014 for the rights to run the Irish National Lottery for 20 years. The purchase is FDJ’s first investment in a lottery outside of France.
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