09 September 2024
Entain
plc
("Entain"
or the "Group")
Strategic
progress and trading momentum continues into H2
2024
Ahead of investor meetings scheduled
for the week commencing 9 September 2024, Entain plc (LSE: ENT),
the global sports betting and gaming group, today provides an
update on further strategic progress and trading performance
delivered so far in the second half of 2024.
New CEO
As announced on 22 July 2024, Gavin
Isaacs joined Entain as Chief Executive Officer on 2 September
2024. To ensure a smooth transition, Stella David is working
alongside Gavin until she succeeds Barry Gibson as Chair of Entain
on 30 September 2024.
Further progress in US
Launched ahead of the 2024 NFL
season kick off, BetMGM's sports betting experience now includes
enhanced parlay and player prop offerings
powered by Angstrom's differentiated market pricing capabilities,
as well as new streamlined live betting and bet slip features.
BetMGM is also now the first sports betting app to offer Nevada
bettors seamless, nationwide connectivity through a single, digital
wallet.
H2 trading to date
As evidenced in our H1 results on 8
August 2024, we continue to make strong progress with our focused
execution bearing fruit across our operational performances. The
improving momentum delivered during Q2 has continued, with Online
Net Gaming Revenue ("NGR") growth during H2 2024 to date ahead of
our expectations.
· UK&I Online returned to YoY growth earlier than
expected
o Accelerated recovery across gaming and
sports, with sports NGR benefiting from both stronger volumes and
margins
· International and CEE regions continue to perform
well
· Retail
performance across our regions remains in line with
expectations
Notice of Q3 update
Entain will provide details on the
period's trading performance and outlook for the year at our Q3
update on 17 October 2024.
Enquiries:
Upcoming
dates:
Q3 Trading
Update:
17 October 2024
About Entain plc
Entain plc (LSE: ENT) is a FTSE100
company and is one of the world's largest sports betting and gaming
groups, operating both online and in the retail sector. The Group
owns a comprehensive portfolio of established brands; Sports brands
include BetCity, bwin, Coral, Crystalbet, Eurobet, Ladbrokes, Neds,
Sportingbet, Sports Interaction, STS and SuperSport; Gaming brands
include Foxy Bingo, Gala, GiocoDigitale, Ninja Casino, Optibet,
Partypoker and PartyCasino. The group operates the TAB NZ brand as
part of a long-term strategic partnership with TAB New Zealand. The
Group owns proprietary technology across all its core product
verticals and in addition to its B2C operations provides services
to a number of third-party customers on a B2B basis.
The Group has a 50/50 joint venture,
BetMGM, a leader in sports betting and iGaming in the US. Entain
provides the technology and capabilities which power BetMGM as well
as exclusive games and products, specially developed at its
in-house gaming studios. The Group is tax resident in the UK and is
the only global operator to exclusively operate in domestically
regulated or regulating markets operating in over 30
territories.
Entain is a leader in ESG, a member
of FTSE4Good, the DJSI and is AA rated by MSCI. For more
information see the Group's website: www.entaingroup.com`.
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