How to Play French Lotto Online with Betfred

In our continuing series of Betfred Insights Lotto educational guides, we take a look at the French Lottery.

We take a look at how the game works, prizes to be won and we show you How to Play the French Lotto Online with Betfred. 

What is the French Lotto?

The French National Lottery or the 'France Loto' is the state-owned lottery of France and dates back to 1933. They run a large number of draws but here at Betfred we focus on the main draw, which we have more details of below.

What time is the French Lotto Draw?

The France Loto draw takes place three times a week, taking place on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday. The draw times in the UK are at 19:00 and you can place bets right up to the official draw time. With Betfred you can bet on all three weekly draws and schedule for up to four weeks in advance, so you never miss your chance of winning.

What are the French Lotto Odds?

*All pays calculated to a £1 bet.

So how exactly does this work?

The French Lotto is a 49-ball draw with five numbers selected and a sixth chance ball also drawn.

You can pick one to five balls and place as a straight accumulator, which will pay the amounts shown above for a £1 stake. Or you can pick up to eight numbers and then place multiple bets, which will again up your chances of winning, but will subsequently cost more money.

For instance, if you were to choose eight numbers and then to place them all as potential five-folds - at a 10p stake the 56 bets involved would cost you £5.60 with a potential max win of £15,000.10. Obviously if you were to add four-folds, trebles, doubles and singles then that would be more money again on top.

As well as picking your own lucky numbers, you can opt to do a Lucky Dip which will randomly assign you up to five numbers to play. Once you have your favourite numbers, you can store them for future use, so you can simply select them in future weeks and never miss the chance to win.

Betfred has been a trusted place to bet on the French Lotto for many years and you can see some of the stories of our Lotto Big Winners on our Insights page.

 You can play French Lotto at Betfred here.

Terms & Conditions

Numbers betting is the name given by Betfred to betting at fixed odds on the results of certain national lotteries, 49's and other such related numbers games. All betting is subject to these Numbers Rules and Betfred General Rules. Betfred Rules will apply to any situations not covered by these Numbers Rules, but in the event of any inconsistency Betfred General Rules will prevail.

Maximum Payout

The maximum pay-out to any one customer, or group/syndicate of customers acting together, is £150,000 GBP on Betfred Lotto, in any one day. Odds are subject to fluctuation.

Bet Confirmation

In order for Number bets to be valid you must have received a bet confirmation on your screen. All Numbers Bets on a specific draw must be placed (and confirmed by us) before the first number in that draw is drawn. Any bet accepted after this time will be void and stakes returned, win or lose, unless we are satisfied that the bet was placed before the draw started. We accept no responsibility for bets not placed or confirmed in time, for whatever reason. All dates and times displayed on Betfred's Lotto and 49's pages are in UK time. The draw dates and times displayed on the bet confirmation are also in UK time.

Draw Selection

Unless you specify a particular draw(s) or date, valid Numbers Bets will always be settled on the next draw to take place. Subject to the following, if you specify a particular draw day(s) and choose to enter your selection/s in multiple draws on that day(s) (but on different dates), your valid Numbers Bets will only be placed in draws on the day(s) you specify, and for the number of consecutive draws you select. If, for any reason, 2 or more draws take place on the same day/date, unless otherwise specified and subject to the paragraph below, valid Numbers Bets will be placed on the main (or, in the event of any dispute, the first) draw to take place on that day/date. If an additional draw for a particular national lottery is introduced after a valid Lottery Bet has been placed, such advance Lottery Bet will not stand against that additional draw unless the date and time of that additional draw was specifically recorded against the Lotto Bet when it was placed. Therefore, if you choose your Lottery Bet to be valid for the next 6 draws, your Lotto Bets will stand against the next 6 draws specified and dated on your bet confirmation irrespective of any additional draws subsequently added by a national lottery.

Void/Postponed Draws

If for any reason a draw does not take place or no draw (i.e. result) is published or officially announced, all valid Lotto/Numbers bets on that draw will be made void. If for any reason a draw is postponed and is rescheduled to another time, all valid Lotto/Numbers Bets on that draw will stand for the rescheduled draw(s) unless cancelled by mutual consent before such rescheduled draw(s).

Combinations

Numbers Bets cannot be combined with any other betting event, nor may 2 or more draws be combined in accumulative bets.