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Mystery lottery winner of €1m in French Alps has until Friday to claim

The winner has still not come forward, almost two months after their win

Tourists hide €26m winning lottery ticket in dishes in south-west France

They had to wait until the end of their holiday before claiming the big EuroMillions prize

Compost, scratchcard ‘scam’, toy eco-rating: green news in France

The government has been accused of greenwashing gambling with its biodiversity lottery and a Strasbourg charity is collecting food waste by bike

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Which areas see most lottery wins in France?

Pack your bags, here are the ‘luckiest’ regions on the EuroMillions

Brittany man wins €1m on replacement scratch card

The original ticket was ripped so the shopkeeper replaced it with what turned out to be a winning card

Buy a €50 ticket for chance to win a restaurant in France

The owners came up with the novel way to sell their family restaurant after repeated failures to find a buyer by the usual methods

Rooftop farms, amazing ravine survival: Good news articles

We also look at a doubly lucky lottery winner, price drops on key food items and a boost for families in one Normandy village

Hunt for Charente loto winner yet to claim their €1 million prize

The ticket was purchased in December - the winner has until midnight, Monday January 30, to come forward

100 French heritages sites to receive funding through lottery funds

The money will go to sites across the country in need of restoration and repair

French village sells houses with 25% discount by raffle draw

The €300,000 family homes are part of a local initiative to make housing for locals more affordable in the area

French lottery winner uses €200m fortune to fight climate change

The man, identified only as ‘Guy,’ has set up a foundation to help fight global warming and also to support exhausted hospital carers

Can I buy a UK lottery ticket online in France?

For your UK lottery ticket to be valid, it must be bought when you are 'physically' located in the UK or Isle of Man

French player wins €162 million in EuroMillions lottery

The person, who has not yet come forward, has 60 days to collect their winnings

France's €200million Euromillions winner plans big giveaway

Anonymous jackpot winner will create a charitable foundation and give money to hospitals

Disfigured French soldiers denied pensions set up Loto

France’s national lottery has a long history.

Heritage Loto sells 2.5m tickets ahead of €13m jackpot

Over 2.5 million tickets have been sold for the first ever “Loto du patrimoine” lottery in France, which is raising funds to restore historical monuments in need, and has a top jackpot of €13m.

Heritage-saving lottery launched

Tickets for Loto du Patrimoine went on sale on Monday, September 3

Lottery to make €20m for French sites in danger

Some of France’s endangered heritage sites are to receive a massive boost with the launch of a lottery game this month that will fund up to €20million of important restoration work.

Lucky French lottery player scoops second €1m jackpot

Player from Haute-Savoie defies incredible odds to win €1million for the second time in 18 months on EuroMillions-linked My Million draw

€10m-prize Heritage Lottery in September

100 sites, from a longlist of 250 revealed this week, will benefit from the lottery-funding boost

Reims man wins €500k 20 years after first lottery win

A man in Reims (Grand-Est) has won €500,000 in a scratchcard game, 20 years after winning 100,000 francs in the same way.

Complaint made after mysterious ‘lost’ lottery ticket

A woman has lodged an official complaint against the French lottery company, La Française Des Jeux (FDJ) , after her lottery ticket allegedly mysteriously went missing.

We're all winners with Friday 13 jackpot

WITH about nine million people wagering £200million on last month’s Grand National the UK is seen as a gambler’s paradise, but last year 26.3m people bet a colossal €13.7billion on Loto and other Française des Jeux games and scratch-cards in France.

Lottery

Mystery lottery winner of €1m in French Alps has until Friday to claim

Tourists hide €26m winning lottery ticket in dishes in south-west France

Compost, scratchcard ‘scam’, toy eco-rating: green news in France

Which areas see most lottery wins in France?

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