(Jamma) PMU confirms its economic forecasts for 2013, with revenues growing by 0,2%: in the first 9 months of the year, the French operator had a particularly good performance in the online sector, with collections growing by 4% to 1,267 million euros. Also, the strong growth of online poker (415,2 million, +1′%) and sports betting (138,9 million, +16%) offset the decline in horse racing betting, down 1% to 7,179 million, of which 6,729 (-5% ) from the French market.
In the first 9 months, PMU achieved good results in international activities, with foreign sales growing by 102% (equal to 449,5 million).
PMU operates the leading French betting site, with a 44% market share; it has an 84% share in online betting, 26% in online sports betting (it is second behind FDJ) and 8% in online poker.
