Ladbrokes off to flying start in 2012

Bookie Ladbrokes delivered operating profit, excluding the volatile impact of high rollers, just about in the top half of the range of market forecasts in 2011, on the back of continued strong performance from gaming machines in its shops.

Bookie Ladbrokes delivered operating profit, excluding the volatile impact of high rollers, just about in the top half of the range of market forecasts in 2011, on the back of continued strong performance from gaming machines in its shops.

Total operating profit excluding high rollers eased 4.3% to £193.5m from £202.3m in 2010; the consensus range was £181.7m to £201.2m.

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