24th Jul 2006 15:46
888 Holdings plc24 July 2006 24 July 2006 888 Holdings Public Limited Company ("888") Notification of Q2 KPIs 888 Holdings Plc will be announcing its Q2 KPIs tomorrow, Tuesday 25 July 2006. - ends - Contacts and enquiries 888John Anderson Chief Executive Officer +350 49800Aviad Kobrine Chief Financial Officer +350 49800 Bell Pottinger Corporate & FinancialNick Lambert +44 (0)20 7861 3232 Notes to Editors 888.com is the most popular online casino and poker operator. It is headquartered and licensed in Gibraltar with further offices in Tel Aviv, Antiguaand London. It has over 23 million registered member accounts in over 177countries worldwide and customer support is available in 11 languages - 24 hoursa day, seven days a week. In October 2005 888's shares were admitted to the main market of the LondonStock Exchange with an initial market capitalisation of £590 million.888.com offers traditional casino products such as blackjack, roulette, craps,baccarat, keno, slot machines, video, and a variety of poker games. Its mainpoker offering is provided through the Pacific Poker brand which offers ringgames and tournaments. The Group has its own R&D arm that is based in Israel and develops proprietarysoftware for exclusive use by 888.com. This enables the Group to continuallyevolve and develop the software and systems to give customers a state of the artgaming experience. It also provides a full back office management system that isowned and controlled directly by 888. This ensures the company is not reliant onthird parties for its software. 888 has been at the forefront of moves to ensure that the industry is subject toa high level of regulation. It was instrumental in the foundation of theeCommerce and Online Gaming Regulation and Assurance (eCOGRA) initiative. Thishas established a set of best practice regulations and enforces them through acombination of independent monitoring and inspection. Through the establishmentof eCOGRA, 888 has helped to create a regulatory framework that delivers safe,honest and player-sensitive online gambling. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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