Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number:8675O
Sportingbet PLC
20 August 2003

                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

SPORTINGBET PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

DAVID FRANCIS COWHAM

3)   Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of 
     holding of the Shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a 
     non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a
     holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18



4)   Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the 
     number of shares held by each of them.

DAVID FRANCIS COWHAM

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.


6)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

2,000,000

8)   (0.96%) of issued Class

9)   Class of security

ORDINARY SHARES OF 0.1P EACH

10)  Date of transaction

25TH JULY 2003

11)  Date company informed

12TH AUGUST 2003

12)  Total holding following this notification

4,500,000
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

2.17%

14)  Any additional information


15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

DANIEL TALISMAN
020 7251 7260


16)  Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for 
     making this notification

     Date of Notification ............ 20/8/03   ............





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