bet-at-home.com Presents the Nordic Ski World Championship in Liberec


LINZ, Austria, January 14 /PRNewswire/ --     bet-at-home.com and the International Ski Federation (FIS) have made a
sponsoring agreement for the 47th Nordic Ski World Championship which will be
taking place from the 18th February until the 1st March 2009 in Liberec,
Czech Republic. The international sports betting company is hereby the
"Official Presenting Sponsor" of the event which includes in total 20
competitions (Twelve cross country skiing, four ski jumping and four Nordic
Combined competitions).

The listed company from Malta is currently partners with well known ice
hockey teams from Germany, Austria and the Czech Republic, and has been
recently sponsoring at numerous ski jumping world cup events, including the
"International Four Hills Ski Jumping Tournament". With this agreement
bet-at-home.com therefore continues to develop its commitment in winter
sports.

"The high international media presence of the Nordic Ski World
Championship and the excellent co-operation we have had with the ski
association of the Czech Republic in the past," states Klaus Gruber,
marketing manager of bet-at-home.com, "also influenced our decision." "In
addition, this collaboration blends in very well with the company's past
sponsoring activities in ski jumping events, which have been continuously
developing during the last three seasons. bet-at-home.com's brand awareness
will thereby increase once again."

Katerina Neumannová also expressed her confidence: "As president of the
organising committee in Liberec, I gladly welcome bet-at-home.com as
Presenting Sponsor. Being a top athlete for many years, I am well aware of
the emotions that are involved in Sports. All the more reason to look forward
to the forthcoming Word Championship and the partnership with the sports
enthusiastic company," announced the Olympic winner and two times world
champion in cross country skiing.

About bet-at-home.com

bet-at-home.com AG is a company with holdings in Germany, Austria and
Malta. Through a wholly owned subsidiary the company holds a casino and
sports betting licence issued by the authorities of the Maltese government -
member state of the European Union. With 1.5 Mio registered customers from
over 70 countries and listed on the Frankfurt and Vienna stock exchange, the
renowned company is one of the most popular betting providers in Europe.
Sports betting, casino games and poker are offered on
http://www.bet-at-home.com, while horse racing is offered on
http://www.racebets.com.

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