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Gaming Internet PLC
8 May 2001

                                                           Tuesday 8th May, 2001


                             GAMING INTERNET PLC

                    APPOINTMENT OF NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

                                      &

                   AWARD OF ITC LICENCE FOR GOBARKINGMAD


Gaming Internet Plc ("Gaming Internet" or "the Company"), the digital media
rights and interactive gambling products business, is pleased to announce the
appointment of Tom Betts as Non-Executive Director, with effect from 8th May,
2001.


Tom Betts, 36, has over 10 years' experience in the media and broadcasting
sector.  He has been the Commercial Director at Carlton Television Limited ("
Carlton") since 1997, having started his career with Carlton in 1995 as
Controller of Commissioning & Network Business Affairs.


Tom has been involved in a variety of transactions during his time at Carlton,
most recently the Carlton/Granada reorganisation of ITV/ONdigital, Carlton's
bid for racing media rights, the Carlton/United News & Media merger and the
ONdigital acquisition of Football League rights.



Prior to its acquisition by Carlton, Tom worked for Central Television for
three years from 1991, primarily as the  legal adviser to its Production
division and subsequently as Central Broadcasting's Director of Legal &
Business Affairs.  From 1988 to 1991, Tom was employed  by the City law firm,
Denton Hall, working in its Entertainment & Media division following his
qualification as a solicitor in 1990.



Broadcast Licence

The Independent Television Commission ("ITC") has awarded gobarkingmad, the
interactive greyhound racing channel owned by Gaming Internet, a licence to
broadcast its greyhound racing and gaming content via terrestrial, satellite
and cable television platforms in the UK.  The licence is for a 10 year period
and has been granted with immediate effect.



The award of the ITC licence is an important step in Gaming Internet's
strategy to broadcast over 100,000 greyhound races per annum, allowing viewers
the opportunity to bet on a race through interactive digital television every
five minutes, twenty four hours per day.



David Sanderson, Chief Executive of Gaming Internet Plc, commented:



"We are delighted to welcome Tom to the Board.  He brings with him a wealth of
invaluable experience in the media and broadcasting industries.  His extensive
involvement in the senior management of one of the UK's biggest media
companies and his contacts within the industry will be important to Gaming
Internet in exploiting its considerable catalogue of intellectual property
rights, and to unlocking the Company's undoubted potential. His appointment is
the culmination of a month in which we have not only consolidated our position
as the world's largest digital media rights owner in greyhound racing, but
also secured the required ITC broadcasting licence."


For further information, please contact:

Gaming Internet Plc                                         020 7070 7279

David Sanderson, Chief Executive

Buchanan Communications                                     020 7466 5000

Bobby Morse/Bobbie Swanson



The following additional information is provided in accordance with the A.I.M.
rules:


Current Directorships of Tom Betts:


Brislington Productions Limited

Carlton Racing Limited

Carlton Television Holdings Limited

Carlton Television Limited

Digital 3 & 4 Limited

Harlech Fine Art Galleries Limited

Harlech Fine Art Holdings Limited

HTV Group Limited

HTV Holdings Limited

HTV Limited

HTV Property Limited

ITV2 Limited

Rainbow Music Publishing Limited


Previous Directorships in the past 5 years:


None


There are no further disclosures to be made under Paragraph (f) in Schedule 2
to the AIM rules in relation to Tom Betts.

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