Q3 KPIs and trading update

888 Holdings plc
14 November 2006


14 November 2006

                  888 Holdings Public Limited Company ('888')

             Q3 2006 Key Performance Indicators and Trading Update

888, one of the world's most popular online gaming companies, today provides the
following trading update for the third quarter of 2006 and cumulative results 
for the nine months ended 30 September 2006.

Highlights:

* Accelerated growth outside the US with Net Gaming Revenue from non-US 
  business up 34% at US$117 million for the first nine months of the year

* Number of active non-US members reached 179,439, a 5% increase on Q2 2006 and 
  11% increase on Q3 2005

* Liquid resources in excess of US$95 million (1)

* Real money operations from the US suspended following the US Safe Port Act 
  becoming effective

* Implementation of group wide cost optimization plan following the suspension 
  of the group's US activities resulting in a one-off expense of approximately 
  US$6 million in second half 2006

* New casino and poker offering released as well as new localized sites in 
  Spanish and Danish

(1) As at 10th November 2006 after payment of interim and special dividend and
    netting off all outstanding customer deposits

Commenting on today's announcement, John Anderson, Chief Executive Officer, 
said:

'The results released today demonstrate the resilience of our business model and
are a direct result of careful implementation of our long standing strategy to
diversify our product offering and geographical spread. We are pleased with
these results in, what is typically the slowest quarter of the year. Despite the
suspension of our real money gaming operations in the US, following the 
enactment of the Safe Ports Act in October 2006, our business continues to be
sound and exhibit healthy growth in non-US regions.

As a result of the significant change to our business environment we have
embarked on a cost optimization programme across the group including a modest
reduction in marketing and R&D which are key to our future accelerated growth.
As expected, despite this action our margins will suffer in the medium term
until business volumes increase.

888 is debt free and has ample liquid resources to both fund our operations and
participate in attractive opportunities for market consolidation.'

Set out below are 888's results for Q3 for our non-US business, cumulative
results for the first nine months of the year for the non-US business and the
same data for the entire business.

Key performance Indicators - Continuing Business (all regions excluding US)

Q3 2006

* Net Gaming Revenue up 20% to US$38 million (Q3 2005: US$32 million)

* Net Gaming Revenue from casino up 5% to US$23 million (Q3 2005: US$22 million)

* Net Gaming Revenue from poker up 54% to US$16 million (Q3 2005: US$10 million)

* Number of active members reached 179,439, an increase of 5% compared to
  Q2 2006

* Number of active casino members reached 46,444, a decrease of 4% compared to 
  Q2 2006

* Number of active poker members reached 132,995, an increase of 9% compared to 
  Q2 2006

* Quarterly Net Gaming Revenue per active group member was US$214 compared to 
  US$228 in Q2 2006. In casino quarterly Net Gaming Revenue per active member 
  was US$488 compared to US$465 in Q2 2006. In poker quarterly Net Gaming 
  Revenue per active member was US$118 compared to US$134 in Q2 2006.

* As at 30 September 2006, 888 had 3.4 million real money registered member
  accounts from non-US regions, representing an increase of 40% in real money
  member accounts since 30 September 2005.

Nine months ended 30 September 2006

* Net Gaming Revenue up 34% to US$117 million (Nine months to 30 September 2005: 
  US$87 million)

* Net Gaming Revenue from casino up 5% to US$67 million (Nine months to 30 
  September 2005: US$64 million)

* Net Gaming Revenue from poker up 115% to US$50 million (Nine months to 30 
  September 2005: US$23 million)

Key performance Indicators - All Regions

Q3 2006

* Net Gaming Revenue up 13% to US$79 million (Q3 2005: US$70 million)

* Net Gaming Revenue from casino up 10% to US$45 million (Q3 2005: 
  US$40 million)

* Net Gaming Revenue from poker up 17% to US$34 million (Q3 2005: US$29 million)

* Number of active members reached 294,263, an increase of 5% compared to Q2 
  2006

* Number of casino active members reached 71,522, virtually unchanged from Q2 
  2006

* Number of active poker members reached 222,741, an increase of 6% compared to 
  Q2 2006

* Quarterly Net Gaming Revenue per group active member was US$269 compared to 
  US$284 in Q2 2006. In casino quarterly Net Gaming Revenue per active member 
  was US$624 compared to US$628 in Q2 2006. In poker quarterly Net Gaming 
  Revenue per active member was US$155 compared to US$167 in Q2 2006.

* As at 30 September 2006, 888 had more than 26.4 million registered member
  accounts out of which 6.6 million were real money registered member accounts, 
  representing an increase of 30% in real money member accounts since 30 
  September 2005.

Nine months ended 30 September 2006

* Net Gaming Revenue up 25% to US$243 million (Nine months to 30 September 2005: 
  US$194 million)

* Net Gaming Revenue from casino up 12% to US$134 million (Nine months to 30 
  September 2005: US$120 million)

* Net Gaming Revenue from poker up 48% to US$108 million (Nine months to 30
  September 2005: US$73 million)

Trading Update

888 is currently converging its product offering into a shared platform and
unified wallet, which will provide an improved customer experience. As a first
step our latest poker offering, released in November 2006, includes direct, easy
access to Blackjack as a game next to all other poker games.

During the quarter we released a new improved casino offering followed by two
new bonus video slots - 'Goals of gold' and 'Labyrinth of Egypt'. In poker we
released a new improved poker client (download and no download versions) with a
new ghost card feature. Finally, our localisation programme continues with the
introduction of a new poker client in Spanish and the introduction of a new
poker site in Spanish and a new casino site in Danish.

The Board is encouraged that since suspending real money services to US based 
customers in October 2006, no negative impact on the non-US business has been 
observed in either casino or in poker revenues. However given the short trading 
period it is difficult to comment on the longer term impact of the reduced 
business volume.

Facing the new business environment the group has completed a thorough review of 
its operations and fixed cost base. Existing marketing resources have been 
re-deployed and re-focused on non-US markets and a headcount reduction plan is 
being implemented across the group.

As a result of this restructuring plan and suspension of its real money gaming 
operations in the US the group expects to incur in the second half of the year a 
one-off expense of approximately US$6 million.

Analyst and Investor Conference Call

John Anderson, Chief Executive Officer, Gigi Levy, Chief Operating Officer and
Aviad Kobrine, Chief Financial Officer, will be hosting an analyst and investor
conference call at 9.30am (GMT) today.

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Contacts and enquiries

888
John Anderson Chief Executive Officer                                 [phone]
Gigi Levi Chief Operating Officer                                     [phone]
Aviad Kobrine Chief Financial Officer                                 [phone]

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This announcement includes statements that are, or may be deemed to be,
'forward-looking statements'. By their nature, forward-looking statements
involve risk and uncertainty since they relate to future events and
circumstances. Forward-looking statements may and often do differ materially
from actual results. Any forward-looking statements in this announcement reflect
888's view with respect to future events as at the date of this announcement.
Save as required by law or by the Listing Rules of the UK Listing Authority, 888
undertakes no obligation publicly to release the results of any revisions to any
forward-looking statements in this announcement that may occur due to any change
in its expectations or to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this
announcement.



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