Owner of Sky Betting set to do better than expected

Flutter Entertainment said that, excluding the US, its earnings before interest, tax depreciation and amortisation (Ebitda) will hit up to £1.35bn across the year, up from past guidance of £1.325bn.

Bosses also increased the lower end of guidance by around £100m to £1.275bn.

"Flutter's performance in the third quarter exceeded our expectations in both sports and gaming," said chief executive Peter Jackson.

In the US, Flutter expects to make an Ebitda loss of between £160m and £180m, worse than previous guidance of £140m to £160m.

It came as the business added around 450,000 customers in the US, to bring its total to around 1.8 million active customers in the third quarter. This was better than forecast.

In the UK and Ireland, Flutter's Paddy Power and Sky Betting and Gaming (SBG) gained market share, growing revenue by 32 per cent and 26 per cent across the quarter.

Earlier this year Flutter completed a £9.3bn merger with Canadian gambling giant Stars Group, creating the biggest betting company in the world by revenue.

Mr Jackson added: "We are now a truly global business with significant scale. As such we are in a unique position to respond to the many opportunities we see across our growing markets.

"Looking ahead, whilst the outlook with respect to Covid-19 remains uncertain, we are confident that our business is well positioned to capture further growth in a sustainable and responsible way."

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