Betting on Royal Wedding Goes into Overdrive

London (ots/PRNewswire) - With excitement around next
week's Royal Wedding reaching fever pitch, leading betting firm Paddy
Power have reported record levels of betting on the Royal nuptials
from people around the world.

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So far almost 5,000 bets have been wagered with the bookmaker on
a diverse range of Royal Wedding topics including how late the
Bride-to-be will arrive at the church to the colour of Her Majesty
The Queen's hat and even the best selling item of souvenir
merchandise.

The level of bets make the Royal Wedding the second biggest
one-off event in the history of Paddy Power's market leading novelty
betting after 2005's world famous Pope betting. As a result Paddy
Power anticipates close to GBP1million being gambled on the Royal
Wedding across the whole betting industry.

With a shroud of secrecy still covering the identity of the Royal
Wedding dress designer Paddy Power continue to offer betting, now the
only bookmaker in the world to do so. Sarah Burton for the Alexander
McQueen Fashion House has long been considered the hot favourite but
has drifted in the betting amid rumours she may instead be designing
the evening dress. Little known designer Sophie Cranston at Libelula
is now the 5/4 joint favourite alongside Burton amidst reports that
fashion savvy Kate has designed her own dress with the small time
designer favoured by the likes of Emma Watson and Jerry Hall.

The wedding dress wager is just one of thirty-four Royal Wedding
betting opportunities currently available on
http://www.paddypower.com/novelty

Paddy Power himself said: "There is nothing in the world like a
Royal Wedding to excite a nation. We've literally been knocked over
with the level of betting we've experienced over the past couple of
weeks. I plan to be outside Buckingham Palace all next week with my
trustee betting board and bookies satchel."

For the definitive guide to all Royal Wedding bets please find
attached Paddy Power's Royal Wedding Betting Book.

Paddy Power will be available for broadcast interviews at
Buckingham Palace and all central London locations w/c April 25.

Paddy Power is Ireland's largest bookmaker and a leading provider
of gaming services in the UK, Australia and Ireland. Founded in 1988
Paddy Power is a publicly quoted company and is listed on both the
Irish and London Stock Exchanges (http://www.paddypowerplc.com)

For more information contact;
(UK + International enquiries)
Darren Haines
UK PR Manager
Paddy Power Plc
T: ++44-207-0899-799
M: ++44-7771-650-330
dhaines@paddypower.com
(Ireland)
Ken Robertson
Paddy Power plc
Tel: ++353-1-4045-915
Mob: ++353-87-8528-718
ken@paddypower.com

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