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| Nowhere demonstrates our capabilities in LATAM better than Colombia |
| Even more important, that growth accelerated throughout the quarter and has continued nicely into Q1 of this year |
| We exceeded the high end of our revenue guidance for the year and achieved EBITDA profitability far ahead of our targets |
| Through strong execution by our team, we improved year over year EBITDA by $100 million |
| Despite the lower sports hold, our strong financial performance in the quarter further demonstrates the stability of our business and the lower reliance on sports outcomes |
| We ended the year with a record-setting quarter and have starting 2024 with strong momentum |
| So we're very excited about the opportunity there |
| With our continued strong success in Latin America and anticipated growth in the new Latin American markets in the coming years, we feel this is the right time to start sharing user-and-player value data about our LATAM markets |
| We also continue to see improved trends in ARPMAU |
| Same time, you've got great cash position |
| Most of this increase reflects our successful efforts in player acquisition and retention across both online casino and sports betting in our existing markets |
| So I think one of the benefits is that the local marketing will be opened up for the first time, and companies that have licenses presumably would be one of them.We'll have some benefits of being able to reach audience in a more direct way than you have in the past |
| So I think our brand is very strong there as one of the assets that we will bring to play in that market but may not be the only asset we bring play in that market |
| Second is technology, investing and continuously improving our best-in-class technology platform, which allows us to support our wide and ever-growing range of differentiated product features and functions and accomplish our customer and financial goals |
| Underlying the results we're very encouraged with the trends in our player acquisition and retention as measured by monthly active users |
| With each year as we drive growth in a diversified set of markets, we expect to deliver improving earnings and cash flow |
| This past year, not only did we improve EBITDA by $100 million that I referenced earlier, but we did sell on a $100 million increase in revenue |
| We saw continued progress in each of these areas throughout the year, culminating in a very strong fourth quarter |
| As Richard mentioned, our EBITDA for the full year improved by $100 million on a similar dollar increase in revenue |
| You're seeing immediate impact that when you bring a player base to a really high quality user experience that's unique and differentiated and delivers fund for these players, it immediately had a positive impact |
| For the full year, we grew revenue 17% to $691 million, which as I mentioned, resulted in improved EBITDA of $8.2 million |
| A large part of the improvement is that we continue to grow revenue much more efficiently |
| Topline performance was strong once again as we are seeing our customer centric approach and our ability to innovate translate into results |
| We posted our third consecutive quarter of positive EBITDA with the fourth quarter coming in at a record of $11.5 million |
| We continue to achieve improved flow through the earnings and cash flow as we scale the business |
| Geographically, we're also were very well balanced with double-digit growth in both our US, Canadian and LATAM markets |
| We continue to experience well-balanced performance across both iCasino and online sports betting, both up 19% year over year during the quarter |
| More and more positive momentum is building, some quite visible to the public and more behind the scenes as the online industry ratchets up its focus and investments in legalizing iCasino in more markets |
| Our results in Colombia continue to grow at a very rapid pace as fourth quarter revenue growth accelerated to its highest rate of the year |
| Michigan has seen a strong acceleration in revenue, and Q4 was our highest growth rate in the past year |
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| In online sports betting, we were below our expected hold percentage given generally unfavorable sports outcomes during the quarter |
| Despite their initial efforts and aggressive marketing spends, they have not been able to capture meaningful market share |
| And there is something that's very challenging as I mentioned in my notes in my earlier comments |
| iCasino legislation pacing has slowed a bit |
| Gross margins should be at or maybe a little below our average gross margins |
| Negative impact on our EBITDA would have been less than $3 million |
| Fourth quarter advertising and promotion spend was $34.6 million, down from $63.2 million last year |
| Therefore, as our marketing cost decreases in Pennsylvania and Illinois as those markets mature, our royalty rate increases, which decreases our gross margins, but our operating margins remain steady |
| We certainly don't have a shortage of opportunity that were exciting to us |
| So we're mindful of that |
| And that probably for the industry and us pretty significant from a pullback in marketing expenses, less markets launching, more rational behavior |
| So for those reasons, we've been very cautious and very selective, and I think we're unique in that we have all of the regional world that we have opportunity to tackle that we're not relying only on growth from additional sports would only markets in the United States |
| So even the timing of the launch, a little bit unclear |
| For the full year, advertising and promotion spend was $158.4 million, down from $218.4 million last year |
| I'd have to go back and look to see exactly when we turn profitable, but it's quite a while ago |
| You might pulled that at Connecticut, decided not to go in the Massachusetts to improve |
| Curious on Delaware |
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