Award of Gaming Licence

Sportech PLC 10 April 2002 Sportech Plc awarded States of Alderney Online Gaming Licence Sportech the UK's leading home gaming company, announces that it has been named by the States of Alderney authorities as one of the successful applicants for the island's three interactive gaming licences awarded today. Sportech aims to be the pre-eminent supplier of betting and gaming products to the home, via its wholly owned betting and gaming business, Littlewoods Leisure. Today's announcement follows the award last year of a separate gaming licence by the Isle of Man. Sportech continues to work with the Isle of Man on the launch of Littlewoods branded online casino 'Littlewoodscasino.com'. Colin McGill, Managing Director, Sportech said: 'We are delighted to have been granted this gaming licence. Our strategy is to develop new channels of distribution and deliver innovative products to our customers. In pursuing this strategy we anticipate that opportunities will present themselves for us to utilise both licenses going forward.' - ends - For further information please contact: Suzanne Judge Sportech Tel: 0151 288 3059 Jonathon Brill/Charles Reynolds Bell Pottinger Financial Tel: 0207 861 3232 Notes to Editors: Sportech PLC: * Sportech plc is the UK's leading home gaming company, providing a variety of betting and gaming opportunities to customers through its wholly owned Littlewoods Leisure business. Sportech is developing the Littlewoods Leisure business, utilising new channels of distribution to bring more games to more players in the home, capitalising on the strength of the Littlewoods brand, namely its association with the values of trust and integrity. * Littlewoods Leisure is one of UK's oldest established gaming companies, providing football pools, sports betting and lotteries. Founded in 1923 as Littlewoods Pools, the company has a regular playing customer base covering 1.5 million households. * Littlewoods Leisure's multi-product offering across Pools, online and telephone sports betting and soft gaming (lotteries, scratchcards) is complemented by its multi-channel distribution network including mail, telephone, the Internet, 10,000 retail stores and 22,000 door-to-door collectors. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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