Sportingbet Plc, the owners of Paradise Poker have announced figures to the City that will keep their investors and shareholders very happy indeed.

It’s good news for players too, as it means prize funds are up and customer service can only improve to meet increased demand.

There are some quite staggering numbers. For instance the average daily rake on the site is $575,339, up 90% on last year.

Across the whole of Sportingbet’s operations in the three months ended 30 April 2006, the number of registered customers rose by 0.5m (2005: 0.3m) increasing the Group’s database of registered customers from 3.9m to 4.4m.