Online Bookmaker Buy Star Player For Basketball Team
Online sportsbook buys Vladmir Petrovic for Greek League 1 team
Thursday 8th December 2005
In a move that will give hope to fans of small sporting clubs everywhere, Gamebookers.com have brought basketball star Vladimir Petrovic to Greek League 1 basketball team Aris and will pay his wages.
Gamebookers CEO, John O'Malia said, ‘Never before has a sponsor actually bought a player for a club, but we hope to help Aris compete at the highest level. The fact that the sponsor in this case is an online bookmaker may be shocking to some people, but our players are keen sports fans and we owe it to them to support the growth of sport around the world.’
President and CEO of Aris Basketball Club, Mr. Damianidis was understandably excited about the new deal, ‘The Gamebookers representatives visited our headquarters in Thessaloniki on several occasions, and it was clear from the first moment that we shared the same goal to reach the top and the same passion to overcome any obstacle.’
