Revenues up

Empire said that at online casino site Club Dice, net revenue a day averaged $79,946 during the fourth quarter of 2005, up 22.4% on the third quarter.

At Noble Poker, active players were up to 29,585 by the end of the fourth quarter of 2005, having increased 36% since the end of the third quarter.

Empire added that it had gained an average of 450 new "real money" players each day during the first few weeks of March.