London 22 June 2010: Ukash, the world's fastest
growing online cash-payments company, has announced today that it
is now accepted by world leading sports betting and online gambling
company Sportingbet, in time for Ukash consumers to place bets
during the World Cup.
By accepting Ukash as a payment method, Sportingbet now offers
its customers a way to place bets safely and securely online, with
cash, in nine countries. This builds on the existing successful
relationship between Ukash and Miapuesta in Spain.
To place bets with Ukash at Sportingbet, consumers simply
exchange cash in a shop for a unique 19-digit Ukash voucher code,
which can be used to load their personal Sportingbet account
online. The nine countries where Sportingbet now accepts Ukash are:
Spain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Sweden, Portugal and
the UK.
Paul Coxhill, Marketing Director, Ukash, said: "By accepting
Ukash online, Sportingbet is opening up its popular betting website
to the cash consumer, which is perfect timing for the hundreds of
thousands of people in these nine countries, who will be betting
during the course of the World Cup."
With its market leading in-running betting feature, Sportingbet
offers up to 8,000 betting markets every day. Providing a wide
range of sports offerings, combined with a variety of additional
products including poker, casino and virtual games, Sportingbet is
one of the largest online gaming companies in the world today.
Globally, Ukash is available at more than 420,000 physical
issuing points and spans 32 countries. More information and a
listing of exact locations where Ukash is available globally can be
found at www.ukash.com.