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Wednesday June 17, 8:55 am Eastern Time
Company Press Release
Netbet Signs Licensing Agreement With Adrenalin Interactive
IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 17, 1998--Netbet Inc., (OTC:NBET - news) announced today it has signed an
agreement with Adrenalin Interactive Inc. (NASDAQ:ADRN - news) to license the new Adrenalin game concepts to be
used on Internet gaming web-sites. Adrenalin has developed a new technology for traditional games of skill to be played
in on-line gaming tournaments. Players need not have special talents, and those who score average or above average in
the tournaments can win cash prizes.
Netbet is a developer and licensor of Internet gaming technology and has an exclusive agreement with an offshore on-line
casino, Casinos of the South Pacific, for 80% of COSP's net revenue.
The terms of the license agreement include a 50/50 sharing of net revenues and extensive technology interchange. The
two companies will share designs, game-play and graphics as well as the requirements of cash transactions and server
protocol so that the games may be integrated into the on-line casino web-site format. The companies will also develop a
testing plan for Internet player input on refinement of the design and function of the games. The Board of Directors of
both companies must approve the terms of the agreement.
Don Wright, Chairman of Netbet, stated, ''This agreement with Adrenalin strengthens our position in the Internet gaming
technology area and defines a path to a future of innovative and profitable new gaming products. We intend to
aggressively pursue top search engines and hot web pages for the companies exposure of these new games.''
Jay Smith, Chairman and CEO of Adrenalin, added, ''This agreement with Netbet is a significant milestone in the
application of our new gaming technologies. Netbet has a unique combination of infrastructure and experience which
will enable us to bring games to the market that are carefully tailored to the needs of Internet gaming players.''
Netbet Inc. develops and licenses Internet gaming technology and has an exclusive agreement with an offshore on-line
casino, Casinos of the South Pacific (www.cosp.com), for 80% of the CSP net revenue. The Company provides
technology, games and assistance in marketing to its licenses.
This release contains certain forward-looking statements which involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties or other
factors not under the Company's control, which may cause actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to
be materially different from the results, performance or other expectations implied by these forward-looking statements.
These factors include, but are not limited to, those detailed in the Company's periodic filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.
Contact:
Don Wright, CEO
Jim Brewer, CFO
NETBET, INC.
(949) 474-2191 (949) 474-2195 fax
(800) 549-6546 |
