Results from the first half of 2017 released by Olympic Entertainment Group, operators of casinos throughout the Baltic states, Slovakia, Italy and Malta, show gaming revenue before taxes up from €99.2m to €104.4m and net profits up from €10.1m to €12.6m.

The group operates 117 casinos, using just over 4,000 slot machines, 116 electronic table games and 165 gaming tables. Its largest market is in Latvia with 52 casinos. The group employs just over 3,000 people, down slightly because of the closure of the operation in Poland.