Internet gambling firm PartyGaming, which is merging with rival bwin Interactive Entertainment, raised revenue by 9% in the third quarter and has named Simon Duffy as chairman of the enlarged group. Revenue increased to €85.3m during the three months to 30 September, up from €78.3m a year ago, with growth in all products except poker.Casino revenue rose 2% to €34.9m, bingo revenue was up 36% to €13.1m and sports betting revenue soared 86% to €5.4m. But poker fell 5% to €29.6m due mainly to "continued pressure from US-facing sites"."In respect of current trading since the end of September, we have begun to see the normal seasonal upturn, in-line with the board's expectations, and we remain confident about the full year outlook," said chief executive Jim Ryan.The company is making "good progress" towards completing the tie-up with Austrians bwin and 60-year-old Duffy is the man to chair the new business, they think.He's got plenty of experience, spending eight years at EMI as finance director and deputy chairman, time as FD at Orange, and more recently as executive chairman of Tradus, formerly QXL Ricardo, and as executive vice chairman of ntl:Telewest, now Virgin Media.Duffy takes up his new role when the merger completes, probably in the first quarter of 2011.Current chairman Rod Perry will become deputy chairman.