Ahead of entering the close period in respect of its preliminary results for the year ending December 31, online operator 888 has issued a pre-close trading update, reporting that it expects to deliver on forecast earnings for the period.

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The brief statement said: "Since the announcement of 888's Q3 IMS and KPIs on November 4, 2014, the group has continued to perform in line with management's expectations.

"888 remains confident of meeting management expectations for full year adjusted EBITDA."