500.com Limited Announces Strategic Investment in Qufan

SHENZHEN, China, Nov. 25, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- 500.com Limited (NYSE: WBAI) ("500.com" or the "Company"), a leading online sports lottery service provider in China, today announced that it has agreed to invest in Qufan Internet Technology Inc. and Shenzhen Qufan Internet Technology Co., Ltd. (together "Qufan"), an operator of mobile social poker games. 500.com is investing in ordinary shares representing 51.0% of equity interest in each of Qufan Internet Technology Inc. and Shenzhen Qufan Internet Technology Co., Ltd. for an aggregate cash consideration of RMB110.5 million (approximately US$16.0 million). The consummation of the investment is subject to certain conditions.

500.com will cooperate with Qufan to help develop and promote its mobile social poker games platform.

About 500.com Limited

500.com Limited (NYSE: WBAI) is a leading online sports lottery service provider in China. The Company offers a comprehensive and integrated suite of online lottery services, information, user tools and virtual community venues to its users. 500.com was among the first companies to provide online lottery services in China, and is one of two entities that have been approved by the Ministry of Finance to provide online lottery sales services on behalf of the China Sports Lottery Administration Center, which is the government authority that is in charge of the issuance and sale of sports lottery products in China.

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For more information, please contact:

500.com Limited
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Christensen
In China
Mr. Christian Arnell
Phone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]

In US
Ms. Linda Bergkamp
Phone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]

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