As Playtech's Gaming and Financial Revenues Soar, Poker Shrinks to just 1%
Key Takeaways
  • Revenue from online poker declined 6% from €5 million in H1 2016 to €4.7 million in H1 2017.
  • The online poker market was categorized as “challenging.”
  • Revenue in casino, by far its largest vertical, grew 21% to €225.9 million.
  • Sports doubled to €37.7 million thanks to the acquisition of BGT last year.

Gambling software and services supplier Playtech has reported further revenue growth in the first half of 2017 in both its gaming and financial services division, with declines in poker one of the group’s only black marks.