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This year we take a look at the business fundamentals which help Sportingbet maintain it's position as one of the world's largest online gaming companies

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    Geographic diversity

    The world's best online betting service with markets in 28 countries and over 700,000 active customers worldwide

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    Best-in-class products

    Offering sports fans everywhere an unrivalled range of betting opportunities every minute of every hour of every day

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    Building on our core strengths

    A powerful combination of in-depth market knowledge and our bespoke IT platform gives us the competitive edge

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    Building from external growth drivers

    Continuous advancements in consumer connectivity alongside the globalisation of sporting brands positions us well for future product innovation

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Geographic
diversity

The world's best online betting service with markets in 28 countries and over 700,000 active customers worldwide

Global strategy, local execution

Our customers across the world live and breathe sport and our ability to offer a global service, that reflects their culture and passions, is a cornerstone of our business.

Betting behaviour is different around the world. In South American cultures they bet less frequently but the stakes are higher: in Nordic countries bets are smaller, more considered. Ice Hockey is only popular in Russia and other Eastern European countries and the Europeans are ardent basketball fans. Our skill lies in understanding and reflecting these different sporting cultures in the 28 countries where we operate.

A leading international player

We are a major force in Europe handling around 79 million bets during the year from over 400,000 active sports enthusiasts. Horseracing fans dominated the buoyant Australian market, placing part of the 29 million bets and following the Centrebet acquisition; Sportingbet

will be the leading player in this fast-paced market increasing our football and internet coverage.

We are making good inroads in markets where traditional betting routes are not well-established, allowing the internet to become the de facto standard from the start. Football is a national obsession in emerging markets – Asia, South America and South Africa in particular – making these attractive long-term prospects for growth.

Reducing risk

The depth and breadth of our geographic cover spreads our economic risk, diversifies our exposure to high profile matches and spreads the load on our systems as activity moves across the different time zones around the globe. It delivers economies of scale and puts our brand in front of circa 50,000 active players every day.

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Best-in-class
products

Offering sports fans everywhere an unrivalled range of betting opportunities every minute of every hour of every day.

Sportsbook

Representing 71% of our revenues, our Sportbook is leading the field with 8,000 different betting opportunities every single day. Football tops the popularity league but Tennis and Basketball each now represent 4% of amounts wagered.

In:play

Now accounting for 67% of our Sportbook stakes, in:play has captured the imagination of sporting fans, adding up to 200 live betting opportunities to raise the excitement of the game. Customers can now bet on who will get the next corner, free-kick, throw-in, goal kick and card. Our unique, in-house technology means we can run over 40 simultaneous in:play markets at any given time on a single game.

Live streaming

Over 8,500 premium events are now avidly watched by our customers across the world (with the exception of those based in the UK and Scandinavia), engaging them in the live game as they bet on an extensive

range of events from European, Asian and South American football to horseracing, basketball, snooker, darts and many others.

ParadisePoker.com

With up to 10,000 concurrent players, ParadisePoker.com is one of the world's best known online poker rooms. The software is run by leading gambling software specialist, G-Tech G2, on the International Poker Network (IPN). Our flagship promotion, the ParadisePoker Tour is now in its second season, attracting poker aficionados from all over Europe to sell-out events.

Casino

We offer over 300 games from industryleading games providers that include roulette, blackjack, slots and live dealer tables. Our live dealer casino from the pioneer of video-streamed live dealer gaming, Evolution, includes local language dealers putting us at the cutting edge of the online casino market.

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Building on our
core strengths

A powerful combination of in-depth market knowledge and a unique IT platform gives us our competitive edge.

Wide geographical spread

Our ability to spread our risk across multiple territories not only reduces our economic and trading exposure but also gives us economies of scale as we capture the rising global passion for international sporting events and iconic teams.

An industry-leading trading team

Underpinning our performance is the best risk management team in the business: 100 specialists who deliver industry leading margins. Highly respected for their knowledge, they bring experience, creativity and inspiration to our game.

Unique trading technology

Owning our core technology gives us the agility to respond to changes in markets and regulations at the pace/ speed we dictate. Developed inhouse over a number of years, our technology is unique and enables us to trade 24/7 across 28 countries simultaneously.

Strong brand awareness

One of our most valuable assets, our brand awareness is

well ahead of the pack in our key markets: Australia, Spain and Greece. Supported by innovative sponsorship deals and blue chip partnerships, we continue to invest in our brand to drive customer loyalty, attract new people to betting and lower the cost of customer acquisition.

Award winning customer service

Winning the prestigious Gold award for the best medium-sized call center EMEA, in the Contact Centre World awards for 2011, puts our 180-strong customer service team firmly in a league of their own. Based in Dublin, they support customers in 28 countries: 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year, in 34 different languages.

Regulatory expertise

Licensing regimes around the world are evolving and our dedicated team contributes to the regulatory debate. They ensure we are primed and ready to exploit the opportunities that emerge as standards changeputting us in pole position to move into new markets swiftly.

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Building from external
growth drivers

Continuous advancements in consumer connectivity alongside the globalisation of sporting brands positions us well for future product innovation

Smart phone take up

The take up of our mobile product is expected to continue to grow significantly over the next three years as smart phone and tablet penetration is expected to exceed 50% in the markets we serve. Worldwide 3G subscriptions were above 900 million in 2010 as consumers continued to demand anytime, anywhere access to applications and services.

Broadband penetration

Our growth strategy continues to take advantage of ever increasing global broadband penetration, allowing customers to benefit from improved connection speeds. With data travelling at a faster rate, the user experience is enhanced and product innovation can take advantage of improvements to the distribution channel.

Global sports

Sports have now become established as global brands, as individual teams, leagues and sports become supported in areas well out with their traditional heartlands.

The English Football Premier League now broadcasts in over 200 territories, with a global audience of around 500 million people.

Confidence in internet transactions

The rise in secure online transactions, reflected in the continued increase in internet banking, online shopping and other ecommerce activities leaves us well placed as the betting community becomes increasingly accustomed with the internet as a purchasing tool in everyday life.

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Q&A with Andrew
McIver
Discussing the
key events of
the year
Business Review

A year of significant progress

Highlights

Gross gaming revenue

Chairman's
statement

Peter Dicks reflects on the strategy of the past 12 months

Chairman's
statement

Peter Dicks reflects on the strategy of the past 12 months

Regulation in brief

What is happening in the sports betting sector?

Key Performance Indicators
Financial
review Trading summary Amounts wagered for the year ended 31 July 2011 grew by 4.2% to £2,053.9m (2010: £1,971.3m).
 
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