The interim report from Sweden’s online gambling company Unibet Group shows profit after tax for the half year to June 2008 was £6.9 million, down from £9.9 million in 2007, but profit after tax for the second quarter of 2008 was £3.5 million, up from £1.6 million for the same period last year. The number of active clients at the end of the quarter was 316,780, up from 221,235.

Petter Nylander, CEO of Unibet, says the company is on track to achieve the 2010 financial targets. “During the first half of 2008 we have seen healthy growth for the Group both in terms of gross winnings and profit from operations. With the European Championships in football as a real highlight during the quarter, we reached a new record high in active customers and our Live betting was a great success with over 3,000 offers.”

Unibet was founded in 1997 and is an online gambling company listed on OMX Nordic Exchange in Stockholm. It is one of the largest privately-owned gambling operators in the European market and provides services in 20 languages through www.unibet.com. Today the company has more than 2.7 million customers in over 100 countries. Unibet is a member of the European Gaming and Betting Association, the Remote Gambling Association in the UK and is certified by G4, Global Gaming Guidance Group. In December 2007, Unibet acquired Maria Holdings, the largest online bingo operator in the Nordic market.
(E-08.12.08)

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