American Wagering, Inc. (Nasdaq: BETM) announced today the opening of their sports betting office and internet wagering site in Canberra, Australia. With the opening of the office, the company began accepting sports betting wagers in connection with their interactive wagering site.
The Company has begun posting the odds on various sporting events on the Internet. The site and odds can be viewed at http://www.megasports.com.au. Currently, the Company is accepting wagers from Australians by phone and expects to begin accepting wagers over the Internet shortly.
Commenting on the launch of their international sports betting operations, American Wagering, Inc. CEO Victor Salerno said, "I am proud to announce the opening of our internet office and the home of our internet operations. Australia brings the regulations and credibility to sports
wagering on the Internet that assures our customers of our integrity and financial strength. We believe our Company's internet business will be very successful. AWI has always prided ourselves as pioneers in sports betting. Our internet business will continue this tradition."
American Wagering, Inc., owns and operates Leroy's Horse and Sports Place, the licensed bookmaker with the largest number of sports book locations in the State of Nevada; CBS, the dominant supplier of sports and race book equipment and software in Nevada and creator and operator of Mega$ports. The Company also owns and operates a 150 room hotel/casino complex in Las Vegas and has formed an Australian subsidiary to operate Mega$ports on the Internet.