SLIGO, Ireland -- Top sports-betting firm gamebookers.ie must hold the record for the shortest living bet in Irish political history as the market on Ireland's EU Commissioner was settled within an hour of opening. A surprise early announcement was made this evening that Charlie McCreevy would be Ireland's new EU Commissioner, not long after gamebookers had opened a market on which politico would fill the post.


Eddie Lee, gamebookers' Irish spokesman said "I had just finished work and was settling down on front of the TV when I saw Mr McCreevy's face on the opening of RTE news. I guessed right away it wasn't going to be about an increase in the price of cigarettes so we of course immediately withdrew very attractive offer of 5/4 against Mr McCreevy taking up the Commissioner's post. It’s just as well he didn't get wind of our speculating on his chance of becoming Ireland's EU commissioner - he could have made his new post even more lucrative by having a sure bet on it with gamebookers! We had also opened a market on the extent of Bertie's imminent, much discussed cabinet reshuffle - that market will probably reopen after a brief review of the situation."


About the Gamebookers Group


gamebookers is an international betting group licensed in the UK, Ireland, Austria and Antigua & Barbuda. The gamebookers family of betting websites represents a 'one stop shop' concept for bettors, covering a huge range of both fixed odds and P2P bets on every major sporting event combined with many unique content and entertainment features. Betting services are provided in 18 currencies and 4 languages - English, French, German and Spanish. All companies belonging to the gamebookers betting group are wholly-owned subsidiaries of Gamebookers Group Ltd., London.


For more information contact Eddie Lee on +353-71-915-4512 or pr@gamebookers.ie


Source: Gamebookers (Ireland) Ltd

Eddie Lee, Ireland Manager, ed@gamebookers.ie. gamebookers.ie, Phone, +353-71-915-4512, Mobile,+353-87-265-3734, Fax +353-71-915-3460

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