Weak Dollar Affects US Online Casinos
The weaken US Dollar is having an adverse affect on some online casino gambling
companies that report their earnings in the dollar. CryptoLogic is one of the
most notable internet gambling companies to be hit hard by the weakening US
dollar. CyrptoLogic was previously based out of Canada and the company operated
in the international gambling market and offered services to US online casinos.
With the push out of the US the company though still reports earnings reports in
the US dollar. According to recent information released by CryptoLogic, the
company is expecting to show a slight improvement in operating losses for the
third quarter.
CryptoLogic is a top ranked online casino software development company and the
news that the company expects additionally losses as a result of the turbulent
US economy and market is a bit disturbing for some internet gambling companies.
CyrptoLogic software powers some of the largest and most prominent sites in the
world yet that success has not completely safeguarded the company from losses
associated with the weakening US dollar. Third quarter losses are predicted at
no more than $1.5 million.
The company’s revenues have been right in line with the industry – and this
means surges in the levels of global online casino gambling. The international
market has performed well so far this year. A spokesperson for CryptoLogic
additionally noted that the company anticipates a much stronger financial
situation in 2009 as the company will have less expenses associated with moving
into the European market. Boding well for CryptoLogic is the fact that the
company continues to sign new software licensees. |