Sportsbook Offering

888 Holdings plc 05 November 2007 888 Holdings Plc ('888' or the 'Company') 888 Announces Multi-National Sportsbook Offering 888, one of the world's most popular online gaming entertainment companies, and Blue Square, part of the Rank Group Plc, announce that they have agreed a partnership to develop a multi-national sportsbook offering which complements 888's unified offering of Casino, Poker, Bingo and Backgammon. 888 plans to launch its offering initially on a Pan-European basis in Q1 2008, with localised sportsbook offerings being rolled out in several EU countries including the UK then closely followed a global roll out programme. 888 will cross-sell the sportsbook to its existing global customer base while leveraging its robust multi-channel marketing engines to acquire new sportsbook customers globally. Under the terms of the partnership Blue Square will manage fixed odds betting and sports content per region, working closely with 888's country managers on scope, timing and form of the offering launch and lifecycle management. As part of the partnership, 888 will provide Blue Square with its payment processing platform, as Blue Square takes its own sportsbook offering to new international markets. Gabi Campos, Senior VP, Head of Offering for 888 said: 'The deal will enable 888 to capitalise on our extensive global customer base and grow in new territories. Our analysis shows that a significant proportion of our players bet on sport events occasionally, and the inclusion of sports betting in our offering is in-line with our focus to aid customer acquisition and reinforce 888 as the entertainment destination of choice. 888 will work closely with Blue Square to present a compelling localised sportsbook offering tailored for each country.' Martin Belsham, Managing Director of Blue Square, said: 'This is an agreement that strengthens both parties. We will benefit from 888's International experience and liquidity as we extend our reach beyond the UK; and 888 will complete their customer offer by adding Blue Square's innovative range of betting products.' -ends- Contacts and enquiries 888 Gigi Levy Chief Executive Officer +350 49800 Aviad Kobrine Chief Financial Officer +350 49800 Bell Pottinger Corporate & Financial Ann-marie Wilkinson/Nick Lambert/Chris Hamilton +44 (0)20 7861 3232 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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