Freeserve signs with Betgenius

Freeserve, the UK’s No.1 for the Internet, has launched a new betting service in association with Betgenius, the leading provider of white label odds comparison from a range of top Internet bookmakers. Millions of Freeserve users will now be able to bet with the best names in the business without having to worry about whether they’re getting the best odds. Expert analysis and betting tips will be provided by readaBet.com.

Jon Gisby, Freeserve’s Managing Director, Portals said: “Our users can already get up to the minute sports news and results and through this partnership with Betgenius, can now compare odds and place bets, making Freeserve an essential one-stop shop for all sports fans.”

David Walker, Managing Director of Betgenius, said: “Freeserve has a great product and a great brand, and we’re delighted to be part of its current plans for the World Cup, Wimbledon and beyond.”

As well as sport, users can also have a flutter on the outcome of Big Brother, the next general election and the Christmas No.1 amongst others.

Betgenius can be found on the Freeserve portal at http://freeserve.bestbetting.com.

About Betgenius (betgenius.com)
Betgenius provides a white-label odds comparison service to third party web sites, giving users the best value for money by bringing together odds from a range of leading Internet bookmakers for a huge variety of events.

Partner sites have the opportunity to share commission revenues earned from bookmakers for new clients referred and for business conducted through their sites.

For further details, contact David Walker on 020 7928 5411 or visit betgenius.com.

About Freeserve (www.freeserve.com)
Freeserve is the leading ISP-portal with an integrated offering of UK-focused content, e-commerce and services and Internet access. Freeserve has 2.478 million active registered accounts and 5.352 million* unique users. In February 2002, Freeserve was named Best National Consumer ISP by the UK's Internet Service Provider Association.

Freeserve is part of Wanadoo SA, a leading European online media and services company which has as its major shareholder France Telecom, one of the world's leading telecommunications companies. Wanadoo SA has operations in France, UK, Spain, the Netherlands, Belgium and Morocco. Including Freeserve, Wanadoo S.A has over 6 million active registered users.

Freeserve was launched in September 1998 as part of Dixons, Europe's leading consumer electronics retailer. Dixons Group remains a minority shareholder in Wanadoo S.A and Freeserve distributes its access software in the UK through Dixons' network of over 1,000 Dixons, Currys, PC World and The Link stores.

*NetValue, April 2002

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