Overview
- FDJ United runs a Friday 13 Super Loto with a minimum €13 million jackpot and raises the stake from €2.20 to €3.
- Barrière’s 32 casinos stage prize events for each Friday 13 and report roughly 20–30% more entries than a typical Friday, according to Enghien’s director.
- The lottery operator says Friday 13 draws can generate two to three times more plays than usual, while some tobacconists in Agen see about 30% more players.
- The 2026 calendar includes Friday 13 in February, March and November, a rarity last seen in 2015 with the next expected in 2037.
- Historians and sociologists describe a marketing-driven shift that reframed the date as lucky, as surveys show high receptivity even though lower-income groups bear greater gambling-related harms.