888 has released a trading update for the second quarter of 2010 and its results for the first six months of 2010.
Financial highlights include a total operating income of US$61m, which is the same as Q2 2009 and a 22 per cent increase on casino, poker and sport real money registered customer accounts. Its group total operating income for the first half of 2010 was US$130m, an increase of 10 per cent compared to 2009.
Operational highlights include an acquisition of Mytopia social games development studio from Real Dice and brand new online store launched for poker players where they can convert loyalty points into a wide range of gadgets and products.
CEO Gigi Levy commented: "Trading throughout this period has been challenging, impacted by a number of factors including general online poker weakness, adverse F/X and, in relation to poker and casino, the World Cup. However, we have seen resilience in our emerging offering, especially sport throughout the World Cup, and we continue to refresh our B2C offering to attract and retain players."
