Profits Released By 888.com

Since the ban for American online gamblers and poker players many online sites have seen a sharp decrease in profits. The site 888 has released their profit statement, and the figures are looking up for them.

The operators of 888 were hit especially hard with the passing of the Unlawful Internet Enforcement Act last year they not only lost poker players they also lost approximately a quarter of their staff. In American players they estimate they lost more than half their online players and talks to merge with other companies have been halted.

While other online gaming sites searched for new markets 888 did also, however they did one thing that other sites did not do and that was their BATA program for Mac's. This program allows Mac users to now play online poker and this certainly is a nitch for them as there are very few sites that offer programs these users can play online gaming. This plus the new markets this company has found to replace many of the American players at their site has made their profits rise.

The figures that they have released for the first half of this year were exceptional for the loss they suffered with the passing of the UIGEA, their gross profits have nearly tripled coming in at about $19 million.