Paddy Power Share Discussion Threads

[m.t.glass] 24/9/2005 02:22

Negligible activity in '32 Red' on its first day of trading

(apologies to anyone offended by me mentioning 32Red here - but I know there are many who track every stock in this sector and the ongoing interplay between them)

[m.t.glass] 01/9/2005 11:52

All bookies have the occasional run of race results favouring the punter - it goes with the territory. As long as the underlying business is growing (which it is) and the profit dip is entirely due to identifiable race results, it's no reason to fret.

Though if the market takes fright like a skittish colt, no harm in banking gains and rebuying when dip ends.

[m.t.glass] 20/8/2005 09:12

There is now a separate thread for the soon-to-floated UK-focussed online casino 32Red.com at

[se16] 11/8/2005 13:19

UBT IS ABOUT TO SIGN A TIE-UP A DEAL WITH A MOBILE PHONE COMPANY SIMILAR TO YOO'S AND WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

[butchmorgan] 05/8/2005 15:38

Another transaction showing as a 35,400 buy. Hmmm. Significantly larger than most trades this week.

[butchmorgan] 05/8/2005 14:21

Well someone's filling their boots - two large buys of 25k and 15.5k shares @ 15.8 euros just put through at 14.03 p.m. today. I guess those two buys would add up to around £500,000. Cat, would that be Mary and Joseph by any chance do you think?

[siskinbird] 01/8/2005 23:25

M.T.G
re the wretched big brother:- - Well spotted - it would be interesting to know how many bets PP have taken. My take on big brother is that it involves a lot of passive TV viewing followed by even more equally passive banal chat with your girly friends, rather than anything as active as placing a bet, but of course I may be wrong - and since I'm in my 50's, I'm certainly not well placed to pass judgements on a lot of spending behaviour. I'm extremely impressed by our company's efforts to prise money from the punters'purses - but it would be great to know how successful they are!
Having said all that, this is looking like a very sound share - that chart tells me it's still going places.

Wd welcome all views - this is a quiet board, given the unrelenting rise in the share price ...

[m.t.glass] 30/7/2005 12:56

Digital Marketing 27 July
Wednesday, July 27 2005
by ElectricNews.Net

Paddy Power bets on Big Brother: Paddy Power, the publicly-quoted Irish bookmaker, seems to have romped home on the favourite this week as its prominent advertising on the Big Brother website paid off. Paddy Power, which has quickly moved into the rapidly growing gambling areas of football and golf, as well as online poker, has capitalised on its position as official bookie to the popular Channel 4 reality TV show.

Figures just compiled by Hitwise show that Big Brother has become the third most searched for term amongst all internet searches in the UK. As the sixth series reaches its conclusion, internet users in the UK and Ireland are seeking the latest online updates on Big Brother in ever increasing numbers.

Big Brother is the third most popular term searched for online just behind 'ebay' and 'argos'. Big Brother searches exceeded those for 'easyjet' and 'amazon'. Hitwise figures for the four weeks to July 16, 2005 show Big Brother as the most popular TV website at 8.21 percent. Big Brother is claiming one in 1,000 website visits are to its website.



(can't stand those so-called 'reality' shows meself, but if Paddy Power gain from being involved, that's nice)

[billfisher98] 29/7/2005 17:02

By now Paddy Power has broken upwards out of its recent consolidation pattern. The chart is pointing to a continued move in the same direction. Good profits to be had here.

[m.t.glass] 15/7/2005 11:54

By 'best' they mean biggest? Most popular? Or some other criterion?

[qlder] 15/7/2005 10:29

eGaming Review Power 50 Released for 2005
11 July, 2005



NEWS

SOURCE: eGaming

The following list represents this year's eGaming Review Top 50 most powerful companies in online gaming. These are listed in order of the best.

1. Sportingbet
2. PartyGaming
3. Cassava Enterprises (Casino On Net)
4. William Hill
5. BetandWin
6. Ladbrokes
7. Bodog
8. BetonSports
9. Carmen Media
10. BetFair
11. Victor Chandler
12. OIGE
13. Coral Eurobet
14. Unibet
15. VIPsports
16. Pinnacle Sports
17. Rational Enterprises (PokerStars)
18. BetCorp (BetWWTS)
19. BetCRIS
20. Ongame
21. Interwetten
22. SportsInteraction
23. Golden Palace
24. Empire Online
25. Gaming VC
26. Fun Technologies
27. eWorld Holdings
28. MrBookmaker.com (www.mrbookmaker.com)
29. Fortune Lounge
30. Skybet
31. St. Minver
32. Bet365
33. GameBookers
34. Rank
35. Sportech
36. Imperial E-Club
37. Profitable Play
38. IAS (Canbet)
39. Virgin Games
40. Paddy Power
41. Intercontinental Online
42. Sunny Group
43. Trident Group
44. Ritz Interactive
45. Expekt
46. English Harbour
47. UKBetting
48. BetDaq
49. Midas Player
50. Betcom

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[siskinbird] 14/7/2005 23:49

I suppose it depends when you bought your shares - your "rut" looks like a healthy rise and consolidation to me. I can't give you the advice you seek - but there is never any harm in taking a profit, as the saying goes......

[midasmonkey] 06/7/2005 11:41

This share seems to be stuck in a rut, anyone got a reason why I shouldn't sell up and move my profits elsewhere ? Thanks in advance.

[wantsabuck] 29/6/2005 04:03

"In the 19 weeks to 10th May Paddy Power increased turnover by 30%, the highlight being the online division where revenues rose 67%. Strong growth in both bookmaking turnover and gaming revenues, however, have been offset by the lower gross win percentages on the bookmaking business, largely due to the high number of Irish trained horses winning in April. Gaming revenues, however, have seen continued strong growth driven by the online casino and games and the launch of poker in February. Gambling revenues help offset the fluctuations in the fortunes of the bookmaking business. Management have stated that full year earnings should be in line with expectations assuming continued turnover growth and the achievement of normal gross win percentages for the remainder of the year. The company now has 144 and 32 bookmaking outlets in Ireland and the UK respectively."

[m.t.glass] 14/6/2005 11:45

You might not fancy your chances beating Ken Doherty at snooker. But can you beat him at poker? Starting tonight, at PaddyPowerPoker:

[m.t.glass] 18/5/2005 01:07

Paddy Power Update Above Forecasts - Goodbody

Tuesday, May 17, 2005 7:08:09 AM ET
Dow Jones Newswires

1059 GMT [Dow Jones] DUBLIN--Paddy Power's (PAP.DB) turnover for 19 weeks to May 10 is up 30%, it says, ahead of Goodbody Stockbrokers' expectations. "Telephone and online businesses - which includes casino and poker games - are particularly strong," says Goodbody's Neil Clifford, who has an add on the stock. "It further highlights the strong underlying growth in Paddy Power's business model." Shares -0.7% at EUR13.75 in profit-taking. (QAF)


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William Hill's acquisition of Stanley Leisure betting shops takes it onto PaddyPower's home territory and is presumably expected to take some market share there

[siskinbird] 17/5/2005 12:34

Looks like a nice solid update today. Any views?