Profits Up for PartyPoker Company

The company that owns the PartyPoker website, PartyGaming PLC, has put up a report showing that profits are up for the first half of the year, but growth is down. PartyGaming PLC owns more than poker sites, they also own bingo, sports betting and roulette sites, all of which contributed to the net profit of US$22.7 million. Revenue was also up, to US$254.8 million from US$217.4 million for the six months to June 30. Despite the good news shares dropped three percent in London markets, to around US$3.79.