Beverly Hills Bookie Asks: Who Will Score the Big ``Get''; Top Online Gaming Site Offers Odds on Media Scoring Coveted Interviews

Business Wire, August 21, 2003

Business Editors

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 21, 2003

Katie? Barbara? Dan? In the competitive world of broadcast media, scoring the big "get" of the most coveted interviews has become as competitive as professional sports. Beginning today, BeverlyHillsBookie.com, a leading online gaming site, will give players the chance to bet on the outcome of those "games" with a unique odds program.

BeverlyHillsBookie.com has posted odds for which journalists will land the in-depth, one-on-one interviews with four highly sought after individuals. The odds include who will interview Los Angeles Lakers' Forward Kobe Bryant, post sexual assault trial? Who will interview Kobe Bryant's accuser? Who will interview former POW Jessica Lynch? And who will interview exiled Liberian President Charles Taylor?

"BeverlyHillsBookie has been a leading sports betting site since its inception, and has always had a special affinity for entertainment," said Rich Jardine, CEO of Clear Media, the marketing agency for BeverlyHillsBookie.com. "With their new odds program, and those that they will post in the future, they're offering players a chance to get in the game on topics beyond the playing field that also inspire significant water cooler conversation."

Bettors can place wagers on one single outcome from each situation. Starting odds range from Barbara Walters at -200 to interview Jessica Lynch, while Katie Couric is at -180, to Tom Brokaw at -165 to interview Kobe Bryant with ESPN's Stuart Scott at 200, and will be adjusted based on action. There is no time limit on the action, which will conclude when an interview is announced by the journalists' network.

BeverlyHillsBookie.com offers a complete array of sports wagering and is poised to become the offshore wagering site of choice for significant cultural issues while continuing their leading role in sports wagering.

About Beverly Hills Bookie

BeverlyHillsBookie.com (BHB) was established in 2001 to provide unique wagering opportunities to offshore gaming consumers. BHB is endorsed by the Offshore Gaming Association (OSGA) and is federally licensed by the Costa Rican and Panamanian governments. BHB offers customers a variety of sports, horse racing and casino bets, including prop bets, 14 point teasers and added value programs for members, through the World Wide Web and its professionally staffed 24-hour call center. The BHB managers have more than 100 years collective experience in the sportsbook industry.

BHB -- "The Upper Class of Offshore Sportsbooks."

Please Note: Complete odds listed below.

Media Prop Bet Odds

Who will be the first journalist to interview former POW Jessica
Lynch?

--  Katie Couric, NBC Today Show                        -180
--  Diane Sawyer, ABC Good Morning America              -165
--  Dan Rather, CBS Evening News                         200
--  Peter Jennings, ABC World News Tonight               200
--  Barbara Walters, ABC 20/20                          -200
--  Tom Brokaw, NBC Nightly News                        -165
--  Stone Phillips, Dateline NBC                        -180
--  Ed Bradley, CBS 60 Minutes                          -175
--  Larry King, CNN Larry King Live                      200

Who will be the first journalist to interview Kobe Bryant after
resolution of the case?

--  Katie Couric, NBC Today Show                        -180
--  Diane Sawyer, ABC Good Morning America              -165
--  Larry King, CNN Larry King Live                     -190
--  Barbara Walters, ABC 20/20                          -200
--  Tom Brokaw, NBC Nightly News                         200
--  Pat O'Brien, Dateline NBC/Access Hollywood           200
--  Ed Bradley, CBS 60 Minutes                           200
--  Matt Lauer, NBC Today Show                          -190
--  Stuart Scott, ESPN                                   200
--  Bob Costas, HBO On the Record                       -200

Who will be the first journalist to interview Kobe Bryant's accuser
after the resolution of the case?

--  Katie Couric, NBC Today Show                        -180
--  Diane Sawyer, ABC Good Morning America              -165
--  Ann Curry, NBC Today Show                            200
--  Peter Jennings, ABC World News Tonight              -175
--  Barbara Walters, ABC 20/20                          -180
--  Tom Brokaw, NBC Nightly News                        -180
--  Stone Phillips, Dateline NBC                         200
--  Ed Bradley, CBS 60 Minutes                          -175
--  Bill O'Reilly, FOX News The O'Reilly Factor          200

Who will be the first American journalist to interview exiled Liberian
President Charles Taylor?

--  Katie Couric, NBC Today Show                        -180
--  Diane Sawyer, ABC Good Morning America              -165
--  Dan Rather, CBS Evening News                        -150
--  Peter Jennings, ABC World News Tonight              -170
--  Barbara Walters, ABC 20/20                           200
--  Tom Brokaw, NBC Nightly News                        -170
--  Stone Phillips, Dateline NBC                        -180
--  Ed Bradley, CBS 60 Minutes                          -190
--  Ted Koppel, ABC Nightline                           -185
--  Paula Zahn, CNN Live from the Headlines              200
--  Lesley Stahl, CBS 60 Minutes                         200