{"id":6329,"date":"2017-11-11T03:44:56","date_gmt":"2017-11-11T08:44:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onlinepokeramerica.com\/?p=6329"},"modified":"2017-11-11T03:44:56","modified_gmt":"2017-11-11T08:44:56","slug":"pokerstars-third-quarter-revenue-grows-12-5-percent-sets-big-plans-for-pennsylvania","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onlinepokeramerica.com\/news\/pokerstars-third-quarter-revenue-grows-12-5-percent-sets-big-plans-for-pennsylvania\/","title":{"rendered":"PokerStars Third Quarter Revenue Grows 12.5 Percent, Sets Big Plans for Pennsylvania"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Stars Group, owner and operator of the world\u2019s most popular online poker room PokerStars, posted on November 9th its third quarter financial result ending September 30th which showed a massive 21.7 percent year-over-year increase to $329.4 million. Of that, poker accounted for $224.1 million, or approximately 12.5 percent year-over-year, while the combined revenues from their online casino and sportsbook saw an even more impressive 48.3 percent increase in year-over-year to $95.2 million. <\/p>\n

In addition to the financial figures, the Stars Group also reported that its total player base increased by 2 percent to 2.1 million active players of which the majority were poker players. On the casino side, its player base increased by 20 percent to 553,000 players and its sportsbook saw 14 percent increase to 273,000 players. <\/p>\n

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Rafi Ashkenazi, CEO of Stars Group said, \u201cNot only did we see improvement in our poker business, but our casino continues to grow with a significant active player base, and our online sportsbook continues to see meaningful growth in turnover.\u201d<\/p>\n