Betex Group PLC

Betex Group is a London based investment and lottery management Group with established gaming interests in China and the Far East.

As the only Western company with an operable involvement in the Sports Lottery in China, Betex Group plc has ensured considerable first-mover advantage in a highly attractive lottery and gaming market, currently worth over US$9 billion and growing annually by over 30%.

The Group prides itself on working with the Chinese government and key Provincial partners to grow collective revenues through the introduction of new gaming and lottery products, better management and improved services.

With offices in London, Beijing, Guangzhou and Hong Kong, the Group is ideally positioned to build on its operational and investment presence across China and the Far East and become a world leading, Asia focused lottery and gaming business.

Company Factfile

• Incorporated in the United Kingdom in 2005
• Raised £1 million through a private placement of 5.88 million shares at 17p with high net worth individuals and institutional investors
• Listed on OFEX on 26 May 2005
• Moved to AIM on 3 March 2006, raising £12.5 million at a placing price of 34p and achieving a market capitalisation of £45.3 million

Key Investments

• 14 July 2005, the company invests £1.6 million to secure a co-management contract in the Chinese province of Guizhou
• 22 December 2005, the company invests £2.65 million to secure a co-management contract in the Chinese province of Hebei
• 19 April 2006, the company invests £1.5 million into a joint venture to roll out a 22 'mega shop' lottery retail estate in China's single largest sports lottery market
• 11 December 2006, the company invests £4.75 million in the launch of an exclusive lottery scratch card licence in the Chinese province of Hebei

Betex in China