AUSSIE GAMBLING SOFTWARE PROVIDER FOR EUROPE

6 July 2007

David Grouse appointed European manager

Australian betting software developer BEToptions has appointed David Grouse as manager of European operations as part of an expansion into the European market.

"In response to the interest in BEToptions' WAGERplayer and BetPOS products in the UK and Europe, and to further strengthen our support to our customers located in Europe, we have decided that the time is right to open an office in the UK," said Stuart Cashen, general manager at the software company.

"David has 25 years experience of sales, marketing and business development in the sports, publishing and gaming sectors, and he will no doubt lead our expansion and future growth in the UK and Europe."

Grouse was the UK Racing Post's first head of marketing in the 80s. More recently, he was Victor Chandler International's marketing director for two years, and designed the communications strategy used to take the firm offshore. He has held senior positions and consultancies with Sportingbet, Paddy Power, IMG, Virgin Media, Pinnacle Sports, Stan James and Bet365 and has experience in developing businesses in both onshore and offshore environments, including the UK, Europe, Asia and the Americas.

Grouse commented, "Discussions are currently underway with interested parties in the UK and Europe to select the first sites to install the BetPOS retail betting kiosks, which have attracted much attention from various bookmakers and casinos internationally."

BetPOS was created in response to customer demand for an innovative, fast and reliable retail betting interface that could be self service, stand alone, hardware independent and reasonably priced. Self service kiosks with attractive customer interfaces, coupled with easy to use help screens and instructive video loops, have also been proven to attract a younger market to the sports, racing and overall betting industry.

BEToptions is a developer of integrated software and wagering systems for sportsbooks and bookmakers worldwide since 2000. Headquartered in Australia, with branch offices in the US and Europe, the company offers race and sports technology solutions to the gambling industry on a global scale, with systems delivered locally in multi-lingual and multi-currency configurations.

The company's flagship WAGERplayer is a fully integrated Internet wagering solution with the flexibility to enable betting across all international markets, and allows the use of odds to be displayed in US, European, Asian, Australian or South African formats.

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