Posted: January 31, 2007

Athletics: New Website Allows Wagering On Athletics

From David Monti © 2006 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved RaceResultsWeekly.com A new website was launched yesterday to serve the betting needs of athletics fans: AthleticBet.com. "AthleticBet.com is designed to be more than just a betting website, it will also educate and inform you on athletes, competitions, and current events from the world of Athletics, Track & Field and road racing," reads the press release posted on the site, founded by Austrian sports agent, Robert Wagner, who represents Slovenian 800m runner, Jolanda Ceplak, amongst others. The website promoted their launch by sponsoring tonight's meeting in Vienna, the AthleticBet.com Vienna Indoor Classic. According to the site, the next available competition for wagering is the Eurojump meeting in Göteborg, Sweden, tomorrow. Comment on this story. Subscribe to the Runner's Web Weekly Digest

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