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1
Roth Capital Partners New York Conference
September 2005
2
Safe Harbor Language
  • This presentation contains certain
    forward-looking statements. Statements containing
    expressions such as "may," "will," "project,"
    "might," "expect," "believe," "anticipate,"
    "intend," "could," "would," "estimate,"
    potential," "continue" or "pursue," or the
    negative or other variations thereof or
    comparable terminology used in Youbet's
    presentation and in its reports filed with the
    Securities and Exchange Commission are intended
    to identify forward-looking statements. These
    forward-looking statements, which are included in
    accordance with the Safe Harbor provisions of the
    Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995,
    may involve known and unknown risks,
    uncertainties and other factors that may cause
    Youbet's actual results and performance in future
    periods to be materially different from any
    future results or performance suggested by the
    forward-looking statements in this presentation.
    Although Youbet believes the expectations
    reflected in such forward-looking statements are
    based upon reasonable assumptions, it can give no
    assurance that actual results will not differ
    materially from these expectations. From time to
    time, these risks, uncertainties and other
    factors are discussed in the Company's filings
    with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
    Such factors include, without limitation, the
    following the timely development and market
    acceptance of new products and technologies our
    ability to secure financing on terms acceptable
    to us our ability to control operating expenses
    increased competition in the advance deposit
    wagering business a decline in the public
    acceptance of wagering wagering ceasing to be
    approved in jurisdictions where Youbet currently
    operates the limitation, conditioning or
    suspension of any of Youbet's licenses increases
    in or new taxes imposed on wagering revenues
    loss or retirement of key executives and a
    decline in the general economy. Viewers are
    cautioned not to place undue reliance on
    forward-looking statements, which speak only as
    of the date of this presentation. Youbet does
    not undertake, and specifically disclaims any
    obligation, to publicly release the result of any
    revisions that may be made to any forward-looking
    statements to reflect the occurrence of
    anticipated or unanticipated events or
    circumstances after the date of such statements.

3
Our Profile
  • Youbet.com is the largest licensed and legal
    online pari-mutuel horse racing site in the US
  • 35 current market share of the pari-mutuel
    advanced deposit wagering segment continues to
    grow
  • Provide 24-hour access to live racing content
    from140 tracks around the world
  • Process more than one million dollars in daily
    wagers

4
Our Profile
  • Exclusive relationships with ESPN.com and
    CBS.Sportsline introduces Youbet.com to
    attractive demographics
  • Customer base of 150,000 active/inactive users
  • Ranked 1 for simulcasting live sports A/V over
    the Internet
  • Ranked 48th of all gaming site web traffic
    internationally
  • (Casino Citys 2005 Gaming Business Directory)

5
Regulatory Environment
  • Legal in 41 of 53 U.S. jurisdictions
  • Account wagering regulations have been proposed
    in Nevada and could be approved as early as
    September
  • Kyl Bill
  • Draft bill seeks to enhance restrictions on
    internet gambling
  • Elicited extensive negative feedback and is
    unlikely to be introduced without protection for
    pari-mutuel horseracing
  • WTO
  • As with Kyl draft no impact to business is
    expected
  • Wine Case
  • Recent Supreme Court ruling creates precedent for
    fewer restrictions on interstate commerce

6

Our Present
Fan Bases among U.S. Population (18) Year 2004
Horseracing
Horseracing had the highest percent change among
all sports from 2003 to 2004
5.1
MLB
NFL
Fishing
2.4
College Basketball
2.0
1.9
1.5
Boxing
0.6
College Football
0.5
0.5
0.0
NASCAR
NBA
Source NTRA
Extreme Sports
-1.6
WNBA
-2.1
-2.4
-2.5
PGA
Figure Skating
-4.1
NHL
WTA
-5.4
UBETs fastest growing handle and customer
segment continues to be 21-30 year olds
7
Our Present
Fan Bases among U.S. Population (18) Year 2004
  • Horseracing ranked 9th out of 29 major sports
  • First time horseracing has been ranked in Top 10
  • Horseracing surpassed PGA, Boxing and NHL
  • NTRA fan base 38

NFL
68
MLB
60
College Football
56
NBA
48
Figure Skating
47
46
44
43
College Basketball
38
Extreme Sports
37
36
36
33
NASCAR
32
32
Horseracing
Fishing
PGA
Boxing
NHL
WNBA
WTA
Source NTRA
8
Our Present
9
Our Potential
  • Organic Growth
  • ADW Channel Growth
  • Market Share Growth
  • Financial / Operating Leverage
  • IRG Integration
  • Player Rewards Program Deployment

10
Our Potential
Industry Handle growth driven solely by ADW
channel CAGR 17
Projected CAGR, 05-08
17
ADW
-1
-1
0
Above data is based on a study conducted by the
Monitor Group
11
Our Potential
2005 figures are for the six-month period ended
June 30th, 2005
Youbet.com has the largest ADW market share
12
Our Potential
  • Youbets Business Model
  • Operating leverage - 25 of transactional
    capacity currently utilized
  • Financial leverage - 90 fixed costs

13
Our Potential
  • Recently Acquired International Racing Group
    (IRG)
  • IRG is a Curacao based licensed and regulated
    pari-mutuel telephone wagering company
  • Targets high-volume customers with rebate
    offerings
  • Processed nearly 12 million in handle during
    first month following the acquisition
  • Yield on IRG handle was approximately 3
  • Integration of operational synergies
  • Accretive transaction

14
Our Potential
  • Player Rewards Program
  • Targeting new customer acquisition, wallet share,
    and player evolution
  • Maximizes player retention
  • Strengthens relationships with existing track
    partners through co-promotional programs
  • Competitive alternative to offshore and other
    online sites
  • Further differentiates Youbets products/services
    within the industry

15
Our Potential
Other Growth Opportunities
  • Domestic
  • Related and accretive acquisitions
  • Channel consolidation
  • Diversification within the industry
  • International
  • Expand internationally and diversify through
    additional offerings and/or partnerships
  • Cultivate international handicappers
  • Pursue expanded international track offerings

16
Financial Balance Sheet Highlights
Six Months ended June 30, (in millions, except
per share and percentage figures)
17
Investment Merits
  • 35 current industry market share and growing
  • Primed for growth 25 capacity and 90 fixed
    costs
  • Industry leading product offerings
  • Actively pursuing growth opportunities through
    accretive transactions
  • Remain confident in achieving current analyst
    expectations for 2005 diluted EPS of 0.20
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