VIENNA, Austria, September 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- In response tomarket rumours and recent press statements, the board of bwin makes thefollowing announcement:

The Board of bwin Interactive Entertainment AG ("bwin") and GiocoDigitale S.p.A. ("Gioco Digitale") and its shareholders have agreed onprinciple terms for the acquisition of 100% of Gioco Digitale.

The parties are in the final stages of working on a sales and purchaseagreement, however, there can be no certainty that a final binding agreementon the transaction will be reached.

    Further announcements will be made in due course.    Press:    Kevin O'Neal, Press Officer    bwinInteractive Entertainment AG    Borsegasse 11, 1010 Vienna, Austria    Tel.: +43(0)50-858-24010    mailto:press@bwin.org    http://www.bwin.org    Investors:    Konrad Sveceny, Investor Relations    bwinInteractive Entertainment AG    Borsegasse 11, 1010 Vienna, Austria    Tel.: +43(0)50-858-20017    mailto:investorrelations@bwin.org

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