AOL Enters UK Online Sports Betting Market

[The Judge]

July 27, 2007

From next month, AOL UK customers will be able to place bets on international horse races and other sporting events using the betting platform of JAXX UK Ltd, the British subsidiary of FLUXX.

JAXX UK’s London-based team will be responsible for setting the odds and providing the editorial content for the betting platform. AOL and JAXX UK plan to develop their partnership and consider offering other services in the future.

"As part of our mission to make the AOL UK portal the premier online destination for web users and advertisers alike, we are looking at a range of partnerships and initiatives to drive our business forward in Europe”, said Michael Steckler, Vice President Interactive Marketing, AOL Europe. "Linking up with FLUXX fits that strategy perfectly. Their wealth of ideas and experience in the betting business will bring additional energy and diversity to our offering both here in the UK and across other European countries.”

According to Rainer Jacken, Management Board spokesman of FLUXX AG, "The British market is one of the largest and most attractive in the world, with a betting volume of around €70 billion. Yet the online market is still notably underdeveloped. Together with AOL, we have now created a highly competitive service that will help us to tap into this growth.”

The collaboration between AOL and JAXX in the UK is modelled on an existing partnership in Germany. There the AOL lottery service has been operated by JAXX since 2003 and is one of AOL Germany’s most successful e-commerce services.

Following today’s announcement, FLUXX and AOL are planning to extend their partnership to other European countries. Fluxx’s services on the AOL UK portal will not be available to US customers.

[Dr. Jack]

Everyone and there mother is getting in to the industry while the US sits around wasting all this energy trying to stop it. Just so goofy

[BigdaddyQH]

Originally Posted by Dr. Jack

Everyone and there mother is getting in to the industry while the US sits around wasting all this energy trying to stop it. Just so goofy

Both you and I know why the US is doing nothing about this. It is really simple. All the feds have to do is play ball like nice little children and pass certain legislation in front of them allowing U.S. based internet gaming sites, and we will all be happy.

[cptkirk321]

Originally Posted by Dr. Jack

Everyone and there mother is getting in to the industry while the US sits around wasting all this energy trying to stop it. Just so goofy

Don't you know its not what god wants you to do with your money Its about time the United States elects a President who doesn't give a crap about what the religious zealots believe in this country, tell them to all go take a flying leap off of the tallest building they can find, because look at how well religion has made this world a better place, lmao!! I am getting so sick and tired of governments telling me how I should lead my life and what should be important in my life, god damn it won't be long before Iraqis have more rights and priveledges than citizens of the United States.

The amount of money governements waste trying to stop something like this to only have it go further underground and put the money in the dirtiest side hands of our society and actually causing more risk to people than to sit there and realize that this is going to happen whether you like it or not, and why not regulate it, tax it and try to make it safer for your citizens and they continue to waste all of this money amazes me.

[The Judge]

Originally Posted by BigdaddyQH

Both you and I know why the US is doing nothing about this.

Why is this, BD?

[Romanowski]

lol at assuming those in charge are religious zealots

maybe they seek the votes of religious zealots

but you really dont need to open your eyes too wide to know thats BS

[revnecro1273]

interesting...it is okay for a usa based company to do such a thing, but it is not okay for a usa based person to place a wager and use usa based banks to do such a thing...pretty sad

[revnecro1273]

Originally Posted by cptkirk321

Don't you know its not what god wants you to do with your money Its about time the United States elects a President who doesn't give a crap about what the religious zealots believe in this country, tell them to all go take a flying leap off of the tallest building they can find, because look at how well religion has made this world a better place, lmao!! I am getting so sick and tired of governments telling me how I should lead my life and what should be important in my life, god damn it won't be long before Iraqis have more rights and priveledges than citizens of the United States.

The amount of money governements waste trying to stop something like this to only have it go further underground and put the money in the dirtiest side hands of our society and actually causing more risk to people than to sit there and realize that this is going to happen whether you like it or not, and why not regulate it, tax it and try to make it safer for your citizens and they continue to waste all of this money amazes me.

kind of like the same thing how christianity could have been seen as terrorism back in the day...the crusades were so much terroristic and the way that modern day mainstream regimes have come about are because of that...but now that that they have power they can stand those same types of tactics and now terrorism is so passay and condemned...pretty much goes along the same lines here where the hypocrits will go against this but will violate any act of god in other capacities if not in this capacity

[Romanowski]

rio great point

but these arent US based companies with US interests in mind

they are global and answer only to banks and nobody else

[revnecro1273]

Originally Posted by Romanowski

rio great point

but these arent US based companies with US interests in mind

they are global and answer only to banks and nobody else

but isnt AOL based out of usa? even if they have offices in other areas of the world?

[The Judge]

AOL LLC. (formerly TWC.) is an American global Internet services and media company operated by Time Warner.

[Romanowski]

lol rio gl guy

[revnecro1273]

romanowski...

so what about banks that are based out of usa and are global banks as well? you be a resident of uk, for example, and have a chase manhattan credit card and be able to use it to process deposits...shouldnt that be against the law? chase has offices all around the world but their main headquarters is in usa...so why can a uk citizen use that and not an american citizen? shouldnt that be a violation of the act that was created?

[Romanowski]

Originally Posted by Romanowski

but these arent US based companies with US interests in mind

they are global and answer only to banks and nobody else

never said they werent physically based in the US

[revnecro1273]

Originally Posted by Romanowski

never said they werent physically based in the US

that shouldnt matter...if i am a usa resident and have a chase credit card it is in violation of said bill to allow a transaction to a gambling institution...but if i was a uk citizen using a chase credit card it is fine and dandy to do such...which is totally crap since the company is in a territory that is in violation of said act even if the resident is not within