euro adhoc: BETandWIN.com Interactive Entertainment AG / quarterly or semiannual financial statement / Q1 2006

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11.05.2006

Vienna, 11 May 2006. BETandWIN.com Interactive Entertainment AG:
Gross gaming revenues of EUR 97.3 million up 294 per cent (up 152 per
cent excluding Ongame). - Sports betting margin of 9.2 per cent. Over
865,000 active and some 300,000 new active customers, up 285 per cent
and 185 per cent respectively (up 161 per cent and 124 per cent
excluding Ongame) EBITDA of EUR 14.8 million up 673 per cent (up 342
per cent excluding Ongame)

In Q1 2006 betandwin generated gross gaming revenues (sum of gross
gaming revenues from betting operations, poker, casino and games) of
EUR 97.3 million (EUR 62.2 million excluding Ongame). This
represented an increase of 294 per cent compared to Q1 2005 (152 per
cent excluding Ongame). Of this amount, gross gaming revenues from
sports betting operations amounted to EUR 39.2 million, up 134 per
cent compared to Q1 2005. This was equivalent to a gross winnings
margin of 9.2 per cent. Ongame generated gross gaming revenue in the
amount of EUR 35.1 million (up 65 per cent compared to Q1 2005).

betandwin significantly expanded its customer base in Q1 2006. The
number of active sports betting customers rose by 363,000 compared to
Q1 2005 to 587,000. The number of active customers including Ongame
increased to over 865,000 in Q1 2006. Some 300,000 of these customers
activated their accounts for the first time (232,000 in the sports
betting sector). In addition to over 2.5 million registered betandwin
sports betting customers, there were over 8 million registered Ongame
customers (including 7 million "play money" registrations).

betandwin increased EBITDA compared to the previous year, from EUR
1.9 million to EUR 14.8 million (EUR 8.4 million excluding Ongame).
Additional costs of around EUR 0.5 million were attributable to
corporate acquisitions and integration. An operating result (EBIT) of
EUR 1.4 million was reported despite the depreciation of the customer
base and software in the amount of EUR 9.1 million following the
acquisition of Ongame (Q1 2005: EUR 0.8 million). A consolidated
profit after taxes and third-party interests of EUR 1.5 million was
reported for Q1 2006.

The complete report on the first quarter of 2006 including the
outlook for the future can be found online on the betandwin investor
relations website at www.betandwin.ag, where it can also be
downloaded in PDF format.

ABOUT BETANDWIN The betandwin Group has over 10 million registered
customers (including 7 million "play money" customers) in over 20
core target markets. Operating under international and regional
licences in countries like Gibraltar, Kahnawake (Canada), Belize and
Germany, Italy, Mexico, Austria and the United Kingdom, the Group has
set itself the goal of becoming the number one address for sports
betting, games and entertainment via digital distribution channels.
The Group offers sports betting, poker, casino games and soft games.
The parent company BETandWIN.com Interactive Entertainment AG has
been listed on the Vienna Stock Exchange since March 2000 (ID code
"BWIN", Reuters ID code "BWIN.VI"). Further information about the
company can be found on its investor relations website at
www.betandwin.ag.

end of announcement euro adhoc 11.05.2006 08:00:00
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Further inquiry note:
Investors:
Konrad Sveceny
Investor Relations
BETandWIN.com
Interactive Entertainment AG
Boersegasse 11/Top floor, A-1010
Vienna Phone: +43-1-585 60 44-2208
E-mail:investorrelations@betandwin.ag
http://www.betandwin.ag

Press:
Karin Klein
Corporate Communications
BETandWIN.com
Interactive Entertainment AG
Boersegasse 11/Top 4, A-1010
Vienna Phone: +43-1-585 60 44-2200
E-mail:press@betandwin.com
http://www.betandwin.ag

Branche: Casinos & Gambling
ISIN: AT0000767553
WKN: 936172
Index: ATX, Prime.market
Börsen: Wiener Börse AG / official dealing