betinternet.com PLC
12 June 2000
betinternet.com plc SIGNS EXCLUSIVE ON-LINE AND TELEPHONE BOOKMAKING DEAL WITH
EUROSPORT TV FOR EURO 2000
betinternet.com plc ('betinternet'), the AIM listed international tax-free
on-line and telephone betting service, today announces that it has signed an
exclusive agreement with Eurosport, the European sports television channel, to
provide a bookmaking service on the television company's Euro 2000 Live Score
section of its web-site.
Under the terms of the agreement betinternet will offer Eurosport.com visitors
the ability to place bets throughout the forthcoming soccer tournament from
home. In addition Eurosport.com's clients will, for the first time, be able
to take advantage of live In-vision betting on Euro 2000.
The In-vision service enables customers watching live games at home to view
the latest betting odds on their TV screens Page 595 via the remote control
unit. Customers can then place a bet either by telephone or through the
internet from their personal computer.
Based on the Isle of Man betinternet is becoming a leading provider of
tax-free betting services to non-UK residents both through the internet and
the telephone. In preparation for Euro 2000 the company has established strong
links with the lucrative Far East market where demand for betting on live
soccer is high.
Contact: betinternet.com plc Tel: 01624 620000
Vince Caldwell, Chairman or Mark McGuinness, Marketing Manager
Bankside Consultants Tel: 020 7220 7477
Baron Phillips or Joanna Fifield
Betinternet has launched a web-site in Hong Kong enabling local customers to
place bets via the internet. The company has both Mandarin and Cantonese
speakers at its operational base to provide a service to the Chinese
communities throughout Europe and the Far East.
To assist in promoting this latest Eurosport initiative betinternet has
secured annual sponsorship of Eurosport's teletext pages which will direct new
and existing customers to the betting service. Betinternet will accompany this
with extensive on-line marketing on Eurosport.com and is sponsoring
Europsort's daily e-mail newsletter that reaches over 16,000 registered users.
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