Sportingbet ist heute mit den den Zahlen für das 2. Quartal raus gekommen.
Gross profit from continuing operations up 40% to £34.7m (2006: £24.7m)
Group operating profit* up 54% to £2.0m (2006: £1.3m), despite legacy costs
Cash on balance sheet, net of customer liabilities, of £35.5m
Diluted earning per share* of 0.5p (2006: 1.1p loss)
New software agreement with Boss Media combining all the Group's poker players onto the Boss Network
Acquisition of assets of Turkish marketing partner for an initial £3.5m and deferred consideration of up to 35.3m Sportingbet Plc shares, wholly dependent on future performance
Further investment in Sportingbet Italia taking ownership from 50% to 90%