• 36 States Bet The Patriots To Beat The Eagles

Jacksonville, FL - Feb. 2, 2005 - With only four days remaining until the biggest event in professional sports, sportsbook.com football fans have overwhelmingly picked the New England Patriots as their favourite for Super Bowl XXXIX. But - sportsbook.com betting trends show the following states as strong Philadelphia Eagles supporters: Florida Nevada Delaware Hawaii Iowa New Jersey Pennsylvania In addition, sportsbook.com shows several states are still sitting on the fence, with a 50-50 split decision, including: Vermont North Carolina Idaho "This really isn't surprising based on the way the Patriots have been performing, but I would expect several states including New York and Michigan to swing towards the Eagles by game time," said Alex Czajkowski, Marketing Director, Sportsbook.com. "We will continue to track the trends as the big day quickly approaches." In addition to betting on the straight winner, sportsbook.com offers over 700 different props and odds for Super Bowl. These props and odds run from the first play of the game, to the end, and everything in between. State-by-state betting trend at sportsbook.com: Percentage Breakdown By State Patriots Eagles Alabama 58.62% 41.38% Arizona 58.04% 41.96% Arkansas 69.23% 30.77% California 58.87% 41.13% Colorado 62.16% 37.84% Connecticut 65.85% 34.15% Delaware 23.08% 76.92% Florida 49.01% 50.99% Georgia 59.43% 40.57% Hawaii 43.24% 56.76% Idaho 50.00% 50.00% Illinois 56.01% 43.99% Indiana 59.32% 40.68% Iowa 45.16% 54.84% Kansas 62.86% 37.14% Kentucky 51.61% 48.39% Louisiana 58.82% 41.18% Massachusetts 89.80% 10.20% Maine 71.43% 28.57% Maryland 63.19% 36.81% Michigan 53.85% 46.15% Minnesota 62.24% 37.76% Mississippi 64.29% 35.71% Missouri 63.38% 36.62% Montana 80.00% 20.00% North Carolina 50.00% 50.00% New Jersey 41.20% 58.80% New York 52.86% 47.14% Nebraska 59.09% 40.91% Nevada 41.67% 58.33% New Hampshire 91.67% 8.33% New Mexico 57.14% 42.86% Ohio 52.26% 47.74% Oklahoma 59.26% 40.74% Oregon 55.74% 44.26% Pennsylvania 12.98% 87.02% Rhode Island 82.61% 17.39% South Carolina 59.02% 40.98% Tennessee 53.33% 46.67% Texas 65.15% 34.85% Utah 34.78% 65.22% Virginia 50.36% 49.64% Vermont 50.00% 50.00% Washington 57.76% 42.24% Wisconsin 58.06% 41.94% West Virginia 46.15% 53.85% District Of Columbia 72.22% 27.78% Trends for Alaska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming and Puerto Rico were not available at press time.

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• Poker Champ Launches Company

LOS ANGELES, California – (PRESS RELEASE) -- Poker is all the rage and it ranges from big business in gaming casinos to home games in basements across America. Celebrity poker is in its 3rd season of television and everyone wants to get in the game! Poker is said by analysts to account for between $3 billion and $5 billion in annual revenue. Just ask Chris Moneymaker who parlayed his $10,000 World Series entrance fee into $2.5 million in winnings and now is launching Moneymaker Gaming. Moneymaker Gaming manufactures everything poker, from high-end poker sets, gaming accessories, apparel and licensed commemorative chips! Moneymaker gaming has license agreements with Death Row Records, Johnny Chan and FHM Hottie, Vida Guerra! The interest in poker is so great, that the year after Moneymaker beat out 837 players to win the World Series of Poker's main event, the field tripled in size to 2,576. This year, organizers expect 5,000 people to pay the $10,000 World Series entry fee. "After Moneymaker, poker hit a real critical mass," says Bhu Srinivasan, publisher of the new poker magazine, All In. "The growth was tremendous." With an estimated 70 million Americans now playing the game, media companies are betting big on poker. Saturday's press conference will give Moneymaker a chance to talk about his story, launch his company and unveil the first commemorative chip of Vida Guerra. Johnny Chan will be making a special guest appearance and promoting his book, "How to Play Like Johnny Chan." Vida Guerra will be present as well. The conference will be at Benny's on the Jacksonville Landing at 10:00am, Saturday Feb. 5th, press check in is at 9:30a.m. Interviews and photo opportunities available.

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• Casino On Net Announces 13 Millionth Membership

Casino On Net has increased its members from 10 million to 13 million in the space of one year. The Online Casino now has 13 million members in 151 countries. Casino On Net, UK Marketing Manager, Matt Robinson said: “Casino On Net is the only casino and poker room, both on and offline, to have over 13 million members. This is a huge achievement for the online gambling industry, very few internet brands can boast of such an accomplishment.” This week has also seen the brand scoop the prestigious ‘best online casino’ at the prestigious Inside Edge Awards 2005. The award was voted for by over 50,000 Inside Edge readers, and is the first of its kind for the online gaming industry. Casino On Net was voted ahead Ladbrokes Casino and InterCasino. John Anderson, CEO of Casino On Net states, “To win this award is a great honour. We have recently celebrated our 13 millionth customer making us by far and away the biggest casino in the world. 2005 promises to be an even better year for Casino On Net and the industry.” [...]

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• Microgaming/Spin3™ Launch GameWire For Mobile Casino Platform

London, 02/01/2005 -- MOBILE GAMBLING SUMMIT -- Spin3™ (www.spin3.com), the leading innovator in mobile casino systems, in partnership with Microgaming, the leading developer of e-gaming solutions, announces the launch of the first complete mobile casino system. By utilizing the Spin3 wireless casino system, casino operators, mobile network providers and any company with an internet presence can now offer a trusted and secure mobile casino via a large selection of mobile phones and other wireless devices. The Spin3 wireless casino system consists of six real-time networked casino games, including blackjack, roulette and scratch card. The Spin3 mobile casino system also includes a progressive jackpot slots game, Treasure Nile™. Players have the chance to win a continuously growing jackpot that starts at US$40,000, right from their mobile device. "Industry analyst Juniper Research has forecast that the mobile gambling industry will reach US $16 billion in revenues by 2008," said Matti Zinder, CEO, Spin3. "We are ideally positioned to provide a complete casino system for any company wishing to compete successfully and capture a significant portion of this exploding market." Microgaming’s integrated gaming and casino management technology powers the graphics-rich, Java based mobile casino games via the GameWire™ server to form the Spin3 system. The Spin3 mobile casino system, which is comprised of the GameWire™ suite of mobile play-for-real casino games and the SpinFone™ suite of pay per download casino games, is able to provide CRM (Customer Relationship Management) capabilities giving customers player management, reporting, data analysis, promotion management and loyalty programme tools. In addition, player authentication, financial transactions and gaming activities within the system are protected by an array of highly advanced security measures that make up the patent-pending SpinLoc™ technology. This proprietary security and authentication system constitutes the most secure wireless gaming system available. "By combining our gaming and casino management technology with graphic-rich games, advanced player management capabilities and reporting tools, customers can now benefit from a complete mobile casino that will set the standard worldwide," said Dion Hatton, Product Manager of Microgaming. He added: "We chose Spin3 to market and distribute this product because of its extensive experience in the online casino industry." For customers that prefer to distribute a non-gambling version of the wireless casino technology, Spin3 has created the SpinFone™ suite of interactive casino games. These applications, which are based on the same client-server architecture as those in GameWire™, are especially suited to be utilized as an acquisition, promotional and marketing tool with such features as a leader board, interactive communication capabilities and unique branding opportunities.

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