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Article: Wagering via the Web.(Youbet.com Inc offers online gambling)
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- Los Angeles Business Journal
- Article date:
- August 9, 1999
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YOUBET.COM BELIEVES IT CAN ATTRACT CYBERSURFERS AND VIDEO-GAME FANATICS TO A WEB SITE OFFERING ACTION ON THE SPORT OF KINGS
Want to place a bet on a horse race at four in the morning? All you need to do is log onto Youbet.com Inc., the West Los Angeles firm that brings online gambling fight into your living room.
"We believe we can expose horse racing to a whole new generation," said Ron Luniewski, chief operating officer of the 4-year-old company, which began full-fledged Internet operations earlier this year.
In promotional material sent to race tracks, Youbet describes potential subscribers as "millions of martini-drinking, cigar-smoking ...