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15 April 2021 Entain plc ( " Entain " or the " Group " ) Strong start to the year with growth across major Online markets Entain plc ( LSE : ENT ) , the global sports - betting and gaming entertainment group , today reports trading for the period from 1 January to 31 March 2021 ( " Q1 ” ) . Q1 Highlights • • • Strong first quarter Online , continuing the momentum seen at the end of 2020 , in line with expectations Online net gaming revenue ( " NGR ” ) + 33 % ( + 32 % cc¹ ) marks Entain's 21st consecutive quarter of double digit Online NGR growth Strong performance in all major markets with NGR growth of + 44 % cc¹ excluding Germany о Sports NGR continued to benefit from favourable margins Retail significantly impacted by Covid restrictions with shops almost all entirely closed for the quarter Completed acquisitions of Bet.pt in Portugal and Enlabs AB in the Baltics , underpinning further progress of Entain's strategic expansion into new regulated markets BetMGM continues to demonstrate strong momentum : О O Overall market share where BetMGM operates of 19 % 2,3 Consistent # 1 iGaming operator for whole of US , with 23 % ³ market share Ready to challenge for the # 2 position for Sports betting and iGaming across the US ○ Further details will be provided at the BetMGM Business Update on 21 April Ongoing focus and advances under our Sustainability Charter О Trials of ARC , the ground - breaking Advanced Responsibility and Care player protection programme , now under way ○ ESG rating upgraded to AA by MSCI rating agency O Share Save employee share ownership plan launched across the Group to enable our people to share in the future success of the Group O Further strengthening and diversification of the Board with recent appointments of Stella David , Vicky Jarman and Mark Gregory ○ Commitment to be Carbon NetZero by 2035 based on science - based targets ; Carbon Trust Standard for Carbon emissions achieved in 2020 о Awarded ISO for Environmental Management and Occupational Health & Safety Jette Nygaard - Andersen , Entain's CEO , commented : " This has been another very successful and productive quarter with Entain making excellent progress across a number of our strategic priorities . This is testament to the hard work and dedication of our people across all aspects of our business . I am delighted that they will now have the opportunity to share in the future success of Entain through our new Share Save plan . We saw excellent growth across all our major markets other than Germany where regulatory changes have impacted the market . BetMGM continues to exhibit outstanding momentum with impressive market share growth . Our acquisitions of Bet.pt and Enlabs underpin further progress on our strategic expansion into new regulated markets . 1