[2006-10-10 16:47]

Unibet awarded European Sportsbook of the year

The international magazine Egaming Review has awarded Unibet the prestigious European Sportsbook of the Year 2006. This award rewards "the European operator who has won the battle for customers in the highly competitive European sport betting market."

Other short listed companies were Ladbrokes, Expekt and Betfair.

The winning criteria was that "Unibet has grown to become one of the largest European operators since it launched in 1997."

"Unibet has during the last year secured a strong position on the European market and all Unibet employees are very proud and pleased to receive this prestigious award, says Petter Nylander CEO, Unibet.

For more information:
Inga Lundberg, Investor Relations +44 870 145 2423/+44 788 799 6116

About Unibet
Unibet was founded in 1997 and is an online gambling company with its headquarters in London. Since June 2004, Unibet Group plc is listed on Stockholmsbörsen´s O-list. Unibet is one of the largest privately-owned gambling operators in the European market and provides services in 20 languages through www.unibet.com. Today, Unibet has more than 1,300,000 customers in over 100 countries. Unibet is a member of the EBA, European Betting Association and is certified by G4, Global Gaming Guidance Group.

More information about Unibet Group plc can be found on www.unibetgroupplc.com

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