Online revenues show solid growth with UK and Irish mobile gambling

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Irish bookmaker Paddy Power announced in an Interim Management Statement that its strong momentum continues into 2011 for the period 1 January 2011 to 15 May 2011 (YTD).

Key performance indicators include:

  • Group revenue up 21% year to date

  • of which 33% growth in online revenues and 7% growth in retail revenues.

  • UK and Irish online business:

  • paddypower.com's online sportsbook performed strongly with total amounts staked up by 46%.

  • amounts staked via mobile showed a 298% growth with 34% of its active customers transacted via mobile.

  • Sportsbook Gross Win up 60%

  • Gaming/B2B Gross Win up 26%

  • Australian online business:

  • Amounts staked up 7%

  • Gross Win up 13%

Nigel Northridge , Chairman, Paddy Power PLC said "The comparative period for the remainder of the year benefited from the football World Cup, as well as very favourable sports results. However, the strong underlying momentum in the Group should help to offset these factors, and consequently the Board looks forward to the balance of 2011 and beyond with confidence.”

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