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Bwin Poker Revenue Soars in First Quarter 2009

Poker Turnover Up 37 Percent Between January and March 2009

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Bwin, the Austro-German betting giant, today announced its interim results for the first quarter of 2009. Gross poker turnover was up 37 percent to €31.1 million compared to €22.7 million in the same period of 2008.

This trend is continued from full year 2008 when gross online poker revenue was up 14.2 percent to €94.2 million, from €82.5 million in 2007.

Net poker revenue was also up 37 percent to €27.8 million in the first quarter of 2009 compared to €20.3 million between January and March 2008.

The number of active poker customers jumped 48 percent to 403,767 from 273,410 in the same period of 2008.

Overall revenues for the company which also operates sports betting, bingo, and casino came in at €117.6 million, growth of 12.5 percent on the €104.6 million it took in between January and March 2008.