888 has announced revenues of $92m for the third quarter of 2012, up seven per cent from the same period in 2011 and exceeding current market expectations.
Customer numbers are also up significantly year-on-year, with the company recording 12.5 million casino, poker and sport real money registered customer accounts on September 30, 2012; an increase of 24 per cent in 12 months.
Brian Mattingley, 888’s CEO, said: “Our core business has continued to perform well during the quarter, with our targeted marketing campaigns contributing towards our ongoing success and Spain outperforming our expectations.”
Trading for the final quarter has also started strongly with average daily revenue for the first two weeks up more than seven per cent compared to the same period in 2011.
Commenting on the strong start to Q4, Mattingley added: “A disciplined approach to our costs, and our analytics-driven marketing spend proving highly efficient, means we now expect our EBITDA for the full year to be significantly ahead of current market expectations.”
