888 Holdings plc has reported a 19 per cent year-on-year rise in online casino revenues for Q3, with overall group income for the quarter up two per cent from 2012, to $94m.
Group revenue for the first three quarters of 2013 now stands at $294m, an increase of six per cent year on year. Meanwhile, the number of active casino and poker customers rose by 10 per cent to 498,000.
On September 30, 888 had 14.9 million registered real-money casino, poker and sport customer accounts - an increase of 19 per cent in a year.
888 CEO Brian Mattingley said in a statement: "I am pleased to report another strong performance with group revenues up year on year, primarily driven by casino."
With regard to progress in new markets, Mattingley added: “In the US, the launch of the World Series of Poker in Nevada marked the start of our first regulated real-money offer in the US.
“Through our AAPN joint venture we have also entered into a partnership with Wynn Interactive for the development and deployment of Wynn's online offering in New Jersey, Nevada and additional states, as they become regulated.”
