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ONLINE GAMING COMPANY RIDES ON WITH MOTOGP

Online gaming company betandwin.com has renewed its deal with the MotoGP World Championship for title sponsorship to three rounds of the 2006 series.

Following its sponsorship of Grand Prix events in Portugal, Great Britain and Valencia last season, the Austria-based company will again have the right to name the events, as well as other benefits, following the agreement with MotoGP’s commercial rights holders, Dorna Sports.

The Gran Premio betandwin.com de EspaC1a will be the opening round of the season, taking place at the Jerez circuit on March 26, while the betandwin.com Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland at Sachsenring and betandwin.com Grande Premio de Portugal at Estoril will be the 10th and 16th rounds respectively, taking place on the July 16 and October 22.

betandwin.com offers a variety of betting options to more than 1,000,000 registered users, including a daily line-up of up to 4,000 bets on over 40 different sports.

Its extensive MotoGP options include live betting during free practice, qualifying practice and races, as well as long-term bets on race and championship positions.

The company recently secured exclusive international broadcast rights for football’s German Bundesliga.