Results of a Quiet Quarter
A lot of the prominent online casinos and internet gambling companies have
reported mixed results over the past several months. Some sectors of the
internet gambling industry are largely unaffected by the slowing global economy,
but some sites have reported that the economy, coupled with increased
competition means that the revenues are suffering. Leisure and Gaming on the
other hand reported that while the company has released stellar third quarter
results, break-even revenues were nothing to complain about overly much
considering the fate of some of the other online casino gambling companies
struggling to stay in business.
The third quarter of the year is traditionally one of the more quiet periods for
the online casino gambling industry but L&G managed to come away with more gross
profits and break-even results in terms of operating expenses. All of these
results are compared with the third quarter of 2007. The break-even results are
even a bit surprising when you look at the specifics from the online casino
gambling group’s third quarter results report.
Several areas of the company were down from the Q3 of 2007. This includes the
amounts that online casino gamblers wagered through L&G and net winnings for
players. These areas though were offset by decreases in operating expenses and
overhead and some other key areas. Basically, the company’s gross profits are up
80 percent from this period last year and come in at Euro 900,000. This accounts
for the reason that L&G broke even this quarter. The company expects to turn in
profits in the fourth quarter which is a traditionally busy time for the online
gambling industry. |