Sega Sammy Holdings today reported its financial results for the first quarter of the current fiscal year 2005/06. The company, which was set up following a merger between Sega and Sammy on October 2004, posted sales an ordinary profit of 17 billion yen ($151.77 million US) on sales of 100.5 billion yen ($897.24 million US). While the pachinko and arcade divisions again posted strong results, the game division reported red numbers of 2 billion yen ($17.86 million US).

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