FireOne Online Casino E-Wallet Results Good
Published: Tuesday, November 08, 2005 Online-Casinos.com
FIREONE ONLINE CASINO E-WALLET RESULTS GOOD
Attractive business in online gaming
Smart investors who invested in Neteller, arguably the most widely used
e-wallet system in online casino gambling would have made a 300 percent profit
from the share in 18 months based on the latest numbers (see previous Online-Casinos.com
& InfoPowa report)
As reported earlier this week, Neteller produced excellent third-quarter figures
with revenue more than doubled to $45 million compared to a year earlier, while
pre-tax profits soared from $13 million to $26 million, giving a startling 58
percent pre-tax margin.
Rival FireOne has now followed Neteller with encouraging third-quarter
results, too. The pre-tax margin may be lower, but the company still reported
a 90 percent rise in revenue to $20 million, while pre-tax profit climbed from
$4 million to nearly $6 million.
Interestingly, two of Neteller's founders have just cashed in some of their
profits. Chairman Stephen Lawrence and fellow director John Lefebvre reportedly
sold shares worth GBP 218 million yesterday, reducing their holdings from 49
percent to 20 percent.
