Intertops.com Celebrates 10 Years Online Sports Betting
December 16, 2005 (London, UK) – Intertops.com will proudly celebrate their 10th anniversary of the first ever online sports bet – which was placed on Intertops.com website – on January 17, 1996. In 1996, the Internet was very much in its infancy and the notion of an ‘online gaming industry’ was merely a pipe dream. However, against all odds, Intertops.com made the brave leap into the online world and accepted the first ever interactive bet on January 17 from Finnish gambling enthusiast Jukka Honkavaara. Mr Honkavaara placed a US$50 bet on the outcome of a football match between UK teams … Read more