TrackPower Forms Strategic Alliance With BRIS.NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 8, 1999-- TrackPower, Inc. (OTCBB OTCBB See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB). : TPWR) today announced that it has signed an exclusive agreement with Bloodstock bloodstock Noun thoroughbred horses Noun 1. bloodstock - thoroughbred horses (collectively) breed, strain, stock - a special variety of domesticated animals within a species; "he experimented on a particular breed of Research Information Services See Information Systems. , Inc. (BRIS) for the distribution of thoroughbred racing information to TrackPower.com subscribers. The racing information that BRIS generates is considered to be an integral part of TrackPower's new website and interactive platforms. J. Graham Simmonds, VP and General Manager of TrackPower, stated, "Our recent alliance with BRIS is a significant step in the development of TrackPower.com into a full-service interactive web-portal for horseracing. We are very impressed with the wealth of information BRIS provides. Racing information and data is vital to the success of any in-home racing service. Racing fans must have the relevant information in a user-friendly format in order to place educated wagers. TrackPower will continue to develop new features for its racing-portal that will enhance the in-home racing experience." BRIS is dedicated to the Thoroughbred horseracing enthusiast. Information on jockeys, owners, race results, turf races, racetracks, race results, schedules, early track programs, charts and real-time odds are available. BRISnet, considered the Internet's largest horse racing information service by the industry, offers data on more than 1.8 million Thoroughbreds, 8 million starts, 40,000 trainers, and 10,000 jockeys, in over one hundred different types of reports and data files. Other services available to subscribers include daily newsletters, the live SuperTote with real-time odds, and instant race results. BRISnet members have access to a vast array of low cost products for both handicappers and horsemen. TrackPower, Inc. currently operates a four-channel live horseracing video service that is delivered to horseracing fans throughout the Continental United States United States territory, including the adjacent territorial waters, located within North America between Canada and Mexico. Also called CONUS. . Subscribers to the video service are able to wager on the races through Telebet/Dial-A-Bet(tm), a licensed telephone wagering service operated by Penn National Gaming Penn National Gaming, Inc. NASDAQ: PENN is a diversified owner and operator of casino properties, as well as horse racetracks and associated off-track betting facilities primarily in the United States. , Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : PENN). TrackPower is available for purchase by calling 1-800-550-1777 or by visiting one of the nearly 20,000 DISH Network retail locations nationwide. This release contains forward-looking statements, which are made pursuant to the safe harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995. Investors are cautioned that all forward-looking statements involve risk and uncertainties. |
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