Paddy Power to show 9.9% profit rise

Paddy Power has said it expects to report a full-year operating profit of around €180 million for 2015 when it publishes its full-year figures in early March.

That outcome would be in line with the betting services giant’s previous guidance for a mid-to-high digit percentage increase; as it would be around 9.9% up on the €163.8m profit generated in 2014.

The 2015 results will also be the last before Paddy Power expands in size via its merger with UK online gaming firm Betfair.