Analysts predict a round of mergers in the online gaming industry

Daily poker revenues averaged $721,000 (�366,000) in the past four weeks, up from a low of $637,000 in October.

The company pulled out of the US market after the US toughened up anti-gambling laws, effectively making it illegal for firms to collect money there.

Partygaming used to make 75% of its earnings in the US.

As a result of its withdrawal from the US market, the company has cut 945 jobs, or 41% of its workforce.

Excluding sports betting, Partygaming said that overall daily revenue in the four weeks to 11 December had averaged $921,000.