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17 March 2006

The London Stock Exchange is pleased to welcome Betcorp to AIM.

Betcorp is a broadly based online gaming group offering customers worldwide a range of betting and gaming products including sports betting, casino games, poker and skill games. The Group’s betting, IT and marketing operations are based in Antigua, West Indies and Toronto, Canada. Betcorp is incorporated in Australia and holds a gaming license in Antigua and a bookmaker’s license in the UK.

The Group is already listed on the Australian Stock Exchange (“ASX”) and is joining AIM via the AIM Designated Markets fast track dual listing application procedure.

Commenting on the announcement, David Hudd, Chairman of Betcorp said:

“We believe that Betcorp is undervalued on ASX relative to other companies in the online gaming sector which are currently listed on AIM. Moreover, the London market has an unrivalled understanding of online gaming businesses and we expect it to be at the forefront of corporate activity as the industry evolves. We have an ambitious, proven management team in place that is determined to play a leading role in industry consolidation and we look forward to benefiting from the advantages that an AIM listing will bring us.”

KBC Peel Hunt is acting as Nominated Adviser and Broker to the Group.