Betting on the Bat: Sports Interaction Offers Interesting Odds on NASCAR's 'Batman Begins 400'

MONTREAL, May 17, 2005 -- When NASCAR officials announced that the Batmobile will act as honorary pace car in the newly-named "Batman Begins 400," an upcoming Nextel Cup race, Sports Interaction ( http://www.sportsinteraction.com/ ) executives decided to up the ante with some interesting lines on the famous supercar's performance and what else may happen at the June 19 NASCAR Race in Michigan.

Sports Interaction is North America's largest licensed and regulated online sportsbook, casino and poker room. The Batmobile revelation, coupled with the news that racing legends Mark Martin and Ricky Craven would be driving Batman Begins-themed vehicles inspired the sports interaction bookmakers to provide their 300,000-plus clients a chance to indulge their racing passion.

Sports Interaction clients will wager on the likelihood of a wide variety of possible promotional events on race day. A $10 wager on the Batmobile entering the race could yield a payoff of as much as $670; betting that the Batmobile wins outright could pay $5000; if the movie's star decides to help the pit crews, that would make some lucky client $2000 richer.

Sports Interaction is also offering significant lines on the likelihood of such novel race day possibilities as drivers dressing as Batman, pit crews dressing as Alfred the Butler, and the checkered flag bearing a Batman logo.

In addition to race-related wagers, Sports Interaction is also offering members the chance to speculate which studio and movie will be the next to sponsor a NASCAR event. The possibilities include the upcoming The Dukes of Hazzard (Warner Bros.), Bewitched (Sony Pictures), Herbie: Fully Loaded (Walt Disney), Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (Lucasfilm) and many more.

  Other wagers include:

  66/1        The Batmobile to enter the race.
  500/1       The Batmobile to enter the race and win.
  1/1         Christian Bale to appear in the crowd.
  200/1       Christian Bale to assist the pit crew during stops with his
              utility belt.
  20/1        All race commentators on live television to dress as Batman.
  66/1        The studio to insist all drivers dress as Batman.
  100/1       The studio to insist all drivers dress as Batman and all pit
              crew dress as Alfred the Butler.
  100/1       The winners bottle of Champagne to be served by Alfred the
              Butler.
  10/1        The chequered flag to be replaced by a flag with the Batman
              logo on it.
  100/1       The Joker to emerge and interfere with any of the pit stops.

Other scenarios, accompanied by lines and odds, can be viewed at the online bookmaker's website ( http://www.sportsinteraction.com/ ).

About Sports Interaction

Founded in 1997, Sports Interaction (http://www.sportsinteraction.com/ ) is the largest online sportsbook licensed and regulated in North America. With over 300,000 members, its goal is to provide fun, interactive online wagering in a secure and strictly-regulated environment.