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PinnacleSports.com Prepares for Huge Sports Betting Weekend

Several Major Sporting Events Mean More Options for Online Gamblers

WILLEMSTAD, Curacao, June 9, 2005 -- Although the Super Bowl and NCAA tournament are the most widely bet sporting events each year, no weekend will offer a larger variety of major sporting events for bettors to cash in on than this one. Several sports have significant events on tap, including the NBA Finals, Belmont Stakes, ArenaBowl XIX, Interleague baseball, the Pocono 500 and two highly anticipated boxing matches. With so many major sporting events scheduled, leading online sports book PinnacleSports.com expects this to be one of the busiest betting weekends of the year.

"With so many high-profile sporting events this weekend, we expect betting to be fast and furious at PinnacleSports.com as people reach for their mouse before grabbing the remote," said Simon Noble of PinnacleSports.com. "No matter which sport bettors want to wager on, one thing is for sure -- players will benefit most from our competitive odds and low prices on all of this weekend's events."

The action gets started tonight with the first game of the 2005 NBA Finals between the San Antonio Spurs and Detroit Pistons at the AlamoDome. PinnacleSports.com currently lists the Spurs as favorites to take the series at 2/5 odds, while listing the Pistons at 5/2 to repeat as world champions. Friday sees the start of a full schedule of interleague baseball that includes the Chicago Cubs hosting the World Champion Red Sox and the New York Yankees facing the reigning NL Champion Cardinals. With four of baseball's most popular franchises squaring off in those two series, PinnacleSports.com expects to receive unprecedented volume for a regular season baseball weekend.

PinnacleSports.com also expects heavy action on Saturday's Belmont Stakes, and the company currently has Preakness winner Afleet Alex as a 20/23 favorite over a field that includes Derby champ Giacomo, who stands at 15/4 to win the final leg of the Triple Crown. That night the sports world will turn its attention to the boxing ring where Mike Tyson returns to the ring to face Kevin McBride. The former heavyweight champ may be a shell of his former self, but PinnacleSports.com still lists Tyson as an overwhelming 1/7 favorite (i.e., win $1 for every $7 bet) to defeat McBride. Although not as hyped as the Tyson fight, the rematch between Miguel Cotto and Mohammad Abdulaev for the WBO Light Welterweight title will draw heavy interest from boxing fans and bettors alike. PinnacleSports.com currently lists Cotto as a 2/9 favorite to defeat fifth-ranked contender Abdulaev and retain his title in Madison Square Garden.

While the weekend winds down on Sunday, the action continues with auto racing, arena football and basketball taking center stage. PinnacleSports.com has made current NASCAR Nextel Cup points-leader Jimmie Johnson an 11/2 favorite to win Sunday's Pocono 500 over Greg Biffle (7/1) and Jeff Gordon (9/1). That afternoon, fans can get a taste of football in June as the Georgia Force and Colorado Crush battle for the championship in ArenaBowl XIX. In a game that marks the first meeting between the league's top two teams this season, PinnacleSports.com has the Georgia Force as 3 point favorites over Colorado in this year's ArenaBowl. Sunday night as the hectic sports weekend draws to a close, PinnacleSports.com anticipates heavy betting on the second game of the NBA Finals in San Antonio where one team will find themselves down one game in the best-of-seven series.

For a complete list of odds on these and other major sporting events, please visit http://www.pinnaclesports.com.

About PinnacleSports.com

PinnacleSports.com (http://www.pinnaclesports.com) is the Internet's largest sports betting site serving customers in more than 80 countries worldwide. Founded in 1998, PinnacleSports.com was the first sports book to introduce reduced margin wagering using a -105 pricing model that gives bettors up to 50% better value on wagers than traditional bookmakers. With low minimum bet requirements and the highest maximum limits on the Web, PinnacleSports.com has earned an industry-leading reputation for providing consistent value to the player, professional customer service and the quickest payouts online. Fully licensed and regulated in Curacao and the United Kingdom, the company offers a secure environment for sports betting, racing and casino gaming.

SOURCE: PinnacleSports.com

Kyle Fratini, PinnacleSports, +1-212-979-6010, or kyle@kfratini.com