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888 sponsors Sevilla
888 sponsors Sevilla.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n 888 Holdings plc\n14 August 2006\n\n\n888 Holdings Plc\n\n14 August 2006\n\n 888 sponsors Sevilla Football Club\n\n888, one of the world's most popular online gaming entertainment companies, is\ndelighted to announce an agreement, with immediate effect, for 888 to be\nofficial club sponsors of Sevilla Football Club, for the 2006-2007 and 2007-2008\nfootball seasons.\n\nThis agreement represents further evidence of 888 delivering on its stated\nstrategy of diversified, multi-channel marketing to grow the Company's non-US\ncustomer base, particularly in Continental Europe and the UK, via investment in\nits brand.\n\nThe anticipated benefits in Europe will complement and reinforce 888's\noperational strategy of multi-lingual websites and customer support which it\ncurrently maintains across 177 countries and in up to 11 languages.\n\n888's excellent track record for industry leading, successful, sports\nsponsorship agreements continues to grow. The Company already sponsors\nMiddlesbrough Football Club where its shirt sponsorship deal has been a huge\nsuccess, Toulouse Football Club, and the iconic World Snooker Championship.\n\nJohn Anderson, Chief Executive Officer of 888 said:\n\n'I am delighted to announce another European sports sponsorship so soon after\nour recent Toulouse agreement. Sevilla is a fantastic club in one of Europe's\nmost exciting football Leagues and we are thrilled to be associated with them.\nInvestment in our brand is inextricably linked to our success and I look forward\nto the benefits I know these new sports sponsorship deals will bring.'\n\n \n\nContacts and enquiries\n\n888\nJohn Anderson Chief Executive Officer +350 49800\nAviad Kobrine Chief Financial Officer +350 49800\nGigi Levy Chief Operating Officer +350 49800\n\nBell Pottinger Corporate & Financial\nNick Lambert +44 (0)20 7861 3232\n\n\nNotes to Editors\n\nAbout 888\n\n888.com is headquartered and licensed in Gibraltar with offices in Tel Aviv,\nAntigua and London. It has over 25 million registered member accounts in over\n177 countries worldwide and play and customer support is available in up to 11\nlanguages - 24 hours a day, seven days a week.\n\nIn October 2005 888's shares were admitted to the main market of the London\nStock Exchange.\n\n888.com offers traditional casino products such as blackjack, roulette, craps,\nbaccarat, keno,...