[Mike Haven]

I don't know if this applies in this case, and I don't have any interest in Buster, (I'm one of the mugs who joined direct to the sites years ago, so I don't receive any rakeback via any affiliate at any site), but most businesses have some not necessarily immediately stoppable outgoings, and it is entirely possible for a business as a whole to end up in the red when one big customer is lost.

I accept that Empire income must have been equal to or more than relevant rakeback out, but I can also see that it would be normal to state that someone ended up losing money if they had to pay, say, some webmasters for advertising, or wages for administration staff, in the particular time period under scrutiny.