Great First Quarter For Casino Firm Playtech
Published: Thursday, April 27, 2006 Online-Casinos.com
GREAT FIRST QUARTER FOR ONLINE CASINO COMPANY PLAYTECH
More European online casino players and revenues climbing
Turnkey online casino software provider Playtech has released impressive first
quarter trading figures for 2006, indicating a very positive start to the year
with revenues up almost 150 percent over Q1 in 2005.
Revenues overall were up 147 percent on Q1 2005 at $20.767 million, comprising
a 136 percent increase in casino revenues and a phenomenal 1159 percent rise in
poker revenues, albeit from a low base. New poker software is currently under
further development at the group's facilities in Talinn, Estonia.
Licensees increased from 31 to 39 over the same period last year, providing a
total of 115 sites using the Playtech software and services.
The origin of revenues showed a significant drop of 14 percent from players from
North America (from 67 percent in Q1 2005 to the current 53 percent) whilst European
and Asian Pacific players action increased by 6 percent and 14 percent respectively.
Revenue contribution from the Far East has more than doubled over the past year.
Playtech’s Chief Executive Officer Avigur Zmora said, "During the quarter,
which has included the company's IPO, we have significantly increased revenues
across all of our sectors, both year on year and compared to the previous quarter.
Based on this increase, and the underlying growth of existing clients, we are
delighted to have traded in the first quarter of 2006 ahead of market expectations.”
He continued: "It is particularly encouraging to see that our drive into
the exciting and fast growing Asia Pacific market is showing clear results. Revenue
contribution from this region has more than doubled within the year whilst US
players this quarter contribute approximately 50 percent of revenues, down from
67 percent this time last year. This clearly illustrates the ongoing success of
our strategy to create a more balanced geographical business portfolio.”
