Rise of the machines continues at Ladbrokes

We are going to have to stop describing Ladbrokes as a bookie and call it a slot machines operator, as machine revenue continues to drive revenue growth.

We are going to have to stop describing Ladbrokes as a bookie and call it a slot machines operator, as machine revenue continues to drive revenue growth.

Group net revenue in the third quarter of 2012 was up 3.9% year-on-year, with operating profit up 0.4% to £49.2m from £49.0m in the third quarter of last year.

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