La Française des Jeux is the operator of France's and the Republic of Ireland's national lottery games, and the title sponsor of the FDJ cycling team. The name of the company loosely translates as The French Company of Games. The company was previously owned and operated by the French government. In July 2018, the French government, which owned 72% of FDJ, took the company public and sold off 50% of its ownership to bolster public finances. In addition to lottery games, the company also provides online games and sports betting markets, such as association football, cycling, rugby union, and track and field. The company sponsors two professional cycling teams: Groupama–FDJ in the UCI World Tour since 1997, and FDJ Suez Futuroscope in the UCI Women's World Tour since 2017. Wikipedia