888 online casino and poker room reports its profits in the last quarter of 2005.

Online Poker and Casino Revenues Grew

Online casino and poker room 888 reported on Thursday its revenues in the last quarter of 2005. According to the report, 888 profits from the online casino in the fourth quarter of 2005 rose in 56 percent and the profits from poker rose in 138 percent.

The profits from in the last quarter of 2005 totaled to 36 million dollars and to total 77 million dollars million for the whole group. The number people who participated in the online poker game grew in 89 percent to more than 233,000. The number of online casino members grew in 48 percent and was more than 97,000 at the end of 2005.

The group representatives said the commerce in January 2006 went well both in the casino and poker businesses. He said that the number of new members grew in the first month of 2006.