Award of Gaming Licence

Sportech PLC
10 April 2002

                 Sportech Plc awarded States of Alderney Online

                                 Gaming Licence

Sportech the UK's leading home gaming company, announces that it has been named
by the States of Alderney authorities as one of the successful applicants for
the island's three interactive gaming licences awarded today.

Sportech aims to be the pre-eminent supplier of betting and gaming products to
the home, via its wholly owned betting and gaming business, Littlewoods Leisure.

Today's announcement follows the award last year of a separate gaming licence by
the Isle of Man. Sportech continues to work with the Isle of Man on the launch
of Littlewoods branded online casino 'Littlewoodscasino.com'.

Colin McGill, Managing Director, Sportech said:

'We are delighted to have been granted this gaming licence. Our strategy is to
develop new channels of distribution and deliver innovative products to our
customers. In pursuing this strategy we anticipate that opportunities will
present themselves for us to utilise both licenses going forward.'



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For further information please contact:

Suzanne Judge

Sportech

Tel: [phone]

Jonathon Brill/Charles Reynolds

Bell Pottinger Financial

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Notes to Editors:

Sportech PLC:

*     Sportech plc is the UK's leading home gaming company, providing a variety
of betting and gaming opportunities to customers through its wholly owned
Littlewoods Leisure business. Sportech is developing the Littlewoods Leisure
business, utilising new channels of distribution to bring more games to more
players in the home, capitalising on the strength of the Littlewoods brand,
namely its association with the values of trust and integrity.

*     Littlewoods Leisure is one of UK's oldest established gaming companies,
providing football pools, sports betting and lotteries. Founded in 1923 as
Littlewoods Pools, the company has a regular playing customer base covering 1.5
million households.

*     Littlewoods Leisure's multi-product offering across Pools, online and
telephone sports betting and soft gaming (lotteries, scratchcards) is
complemented by its multi-channel distribution network including mail,
telephone, the Internet, 10,000 retail stores and 22,000 door-to-door
collectors.



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