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Sportingbet flashed out of the traps at the start of the new financial year, with a healthy increase in bets wagered, though earnings declined as new taxes in Spain and Greece took their toll.

Sportingbet flashed out of the traps at the start of the new financial year, with a healthy increase in bets wagered, though earnings declined as new taxes in Spain and Greece took their toll.

Amounts wagered in the three months to the end of October totalled £693.7m, up from £513.9m in the corresponding quarter of last year. Total revenue grew from £51.1m last year to £59.9m this time.

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