Ladbrokes expects to hit profit target

iGaming Business – UK bookmaker Ladbrokes has issued a post-close trading update in which it said it expects operating profit for 2013 to be on target and in line with forecasts. The company said that operating profit would likely be “around the middle” of the current range of analysts’ forecasts of between £129.8 million (€155.8 million/$212.3 million) and £151 million. Ladbrokes also said that it remains on track to deliver against its key strategic priorities in the first half of the year. The company highlighted driving digital performance through to the second half of the year as one of the…