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Starnet Launches Larry Holmes Celebrity Site
WILMINGTON, Del.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 4, 1999--Starnet Communications International Inc. (OTC-BB: SNMM) is pleased to announce that the official Larry Holmes Sportsbook and Casino, www.betwiththechamp.com is now accepting wagers.
Sports fans and betting aficionados are invited to "Bet With The Champ" at Larry's Internet Sportsbook and Casino (http://www.betwiththechamp.com/). Holmes, who's ranked as one of the Top Ten heavyweight boxers of all time, held the WCB crown from 1978 until 1985. He's the second longest reigning champion next to Joe Louis and is second only to Rocky Marciano for the record of straight wins with 48. His 1978 battle with Ken Norton for the World Boxing Council championship is considered one of the classic heavyweight bouts of all time.
A Pennsylvania native, Holmes' boxing career has spanned 25 years with a record of 66-6 -- including 42 knockouts -- and he's fought many boxing greats, including Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfield, Gerry Cooney, Ken Norton, Michael Sphinks and Muhammad Ali. Larry Holmes owns and operates several nightclubs and restaurants and has considerable real estate holdings that include banking facilities and a courthouse. He also published his autobiography, "Against The Odds."
"I am proud to announce that the Internet's first Sports celebrity Sportsbook and Casino is now open for business," Starnet Vice President of Marketing Bret Conkin said. Larry Holmes added, "I would like to personally welcome the internet gaming public to my new online Sportsbook and Casino. Searching the internet for a reputable gaming company can be frustrating. I found what I was looking for at Starnet, and I know you'll be pleased with the web site that has resulted from our partnership." Larry Holmes is set to make a personal appearance at the IGBE Casino Management Conference and Expo at the Las Vegas Convention Center, March 10-12 to help promote www.betwiththechamp.com
World Gaming Services Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Starnet, is the operator through which the online wagers and sportsbook bets are placed at the Bet With The Champ Internet site. The company is a licensee of Softec Systems Caribbean Inc., another of Starnet's wholly owned subsidiaries. Due to the legal uncertainties surrounding on-line wagering in North America, World Gaming does not accept wagers from within the United States and Canada. Softec will be providing the entire online gaming system used by the Bet With The Champ site. The system incorporates Starnet's proprietary 128-bit encryption and credit card transaction and processing technology (STAR-MX). Starnet trades on the NASD OTC-BB as a Fully Reporting Issuer |
