Sportsbook.com Refunds Wagers on Dale Earnhardt

Business Wire, Feb 22, 2001

Sports & Business Editors

ST. JOHNS, Antigua--(BW SportsWire)--Feb. 22, 2001

Seven-time Winston Cup champ Dale Earnhardt, 49, died Sunday as a result of massive injuries sustained in a last-lap crash at the Daytona 500.

Sportsbook.com pays its respect to Earnhardt and the sporting world by refunding all wagers on Dale Earnhardt. Sportsbook.com has refunded back to our bettors all future wagers on Dale Earnhardt to win the Winston Cup.

Known as "The Intimidator," Dale Earnhardt won 34 races at Daytona, and died as a champion. His team took the top two spots in the Daytona 500 while he held the pack at bay in third place until the fatal last lap. Dale Earnhardt was truly a champion of the sport earning over $41 million in career earnings.

Sportsbook.com is the largest and one of the oldest Internet Sportsbook processing nearly a million sports wagers a month. Sportsbook.com handled over $1.2 billion in gaming wagers in 2000 for over 75,000 unique customers. http://www.sportsbook.com.