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[{"type":"text","content":"\n RNS Number : 1688C 888 Holdings plc 28 August 2008 \n \n \n\n\n888 Holdings Public Limited Company\n('888' or the 'Company')\n\nInterim Results for the six months ended 30 June 2008\n\n\n888, one of the world's most popular online gaming entertainment companies, announces its interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2008.\n\nFinancial Summary†\n \n\n\n\n\n\nUS$ million\n\n\n H1 2008\n\n\n \n\n\nH1 2007\n\n\n% change\n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nNet Gaming Revenue\n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n Casino\n\n\n70.5\n\n\n \n\n\n53.9\n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n Poker\n\n\n41.7\n\n\n \n\n\n40.8\n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n Emerging Offerings\n\n\n19.4\n\n\n \n\n\n2.2\n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nTotal Net Gaming Revenue\n\n\n131.5\n\n\n \n\n\n96.8\n\n\n36%\n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nOther Operating Income\n\n\n3.8\n\n\n \n\n\n-\n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nTotal Operating Income\n\n\n135.4\n\n\n \n\n\n96.8\n\n\n40%\n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nOperating expenses1\n\n\n38.5\n\n\n \n\n\n25.2\n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nResearch and development expenses\n\n\n14.0\n\n\n \n\n\n11.5\n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nSelling and marketing expenses\n\n\n43.5\n\n\n \n\n\n34.3\n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nAdministrative expenses2,3\n\n\n11.0\n\n\n \n\n\n8.4\n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nEBITDA 1,2,3\n\n\n28.3\n\n\n \n\n\n17.4\n\n\n63%\n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n \nFinance Income exchange gains or losses and loss on sale of fixed assets\nDepreciation and Amortisation\n\n\n \n \n1.8\n(3.8)\n\n\n \n\n\n \n \n3.3\n(1.9)\n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nProfit Before Tax3\n\n\n26.3\n\n\n \n\n\n 18.9\n\n\n39%\n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nBasic EPS3 (cents)\n\n\n5.5\n\n\n&nbs...