Press Release
SportsDirect Inc., home to covers.com/ and Wagerline.com, celebrates expansion of offices and work force
Halifax, Canada – August 15, 2005
SportsDirect Inc., the leader in sports information for the sports gaming enthusiast, announced the expansion of the company to include an office in Las Vegas, Nevada and construction of a bigger office at its Halifax, Nova Scotia headquarters today. The moves come in response to provide space for a staff that doubled in two years to pass the 100-employee mark. The new office space adds almost 23,000 square feet to the existing structure at 77 Chain Lake Drive in Halifax.
The company began in 1995 as the publisher of covers.com/. The website has since grown into one of the largest sports gaming sites on the Internet, visited by millions of users annually. SportsDirect Inc. now publishes over a dozen properties including CoversExperts.com, a paid information site; Wagerline.com, a contest driven sportsbook simulation; and Pokerfan.com, a popular destination for poker information.
"The level of growth is something all of us have worked hard to achieve," said Paul Lavers, founder and CEO of SportsDirect Inc. "The new addition to our Halifax location will allow for our constantly increasing numbers to achieve even greater success in the future."
The new office in Las Vegas will house employees for Covers Media Group (CMG), a subsidiary company of SportsDirect Inc. that handles existing e-commerce and European facing properties such as Covers.co.uk and CoversExperts.com. It joins the other CMG office based in Galway, Ireland.
About SportsDirect Inc.:
SportsDirect Inc. is the leading online media organization for sports statistics, odds and news from a gaming perspective. Founded in 1995, SportsDirect Inc. and its subsidiaries operate properties such as Covers.com, Wagerline.com and PokerFancom. In addition to publishing, SportsDirect Inc. provides content to companies in the online and wireless industries such as USAToday and MSNBC. For more information please visit: http://www.sportsdirectinc.com.
Media Contact For SportsDirect Inc.:
Johnston Farrow
Public Relations Representative
902-835-3320, extension 289
jfarrow@sportsdirectinc.com
SportsDirect Inc., home to covers.com/ and Wagerline.com, celebrates expansion of offices and work force
Ground breaks on structural addition, nearly doubling office space to house staff that is now home to over 100 employees
Halifax, Canada – August 15, 2005
SportsDirect Inc., the leader in sports information for the sports gaming enthusiast, announced the expansion of the company to include an office in Las Vegas, Nevada and construction of a bigger office at its Halifax, Nova Scotia headquarters today. The moves come in response to provide space for a staff that doubled in two years to pass the 100-employee mark. The new office space adds almost 23,000 square feet to the existing structure at 77 Chain Lake Drive in Halifax.
The company began in 1995 as the publisher of covers.com/. The website has since grown into one of the largest sports gaming sites on the Internet, visited by millions of users annually. SportsDirect Inc. now publishes over a dozen properties including CoversExperts.com, a paid information site; Wagerline.com, a contest driven sportsbook simulation; and Pokerfan.com, a popular destination for poker information.
"The level of growth is something all of us have worked hard to achieve," said Paul Lavers, founder and CEO of SportsDirect Inc. "The new addition to our Halifax location will allow for our constantly increasing numbers to achieve even greater success in the future."
The new office in Las Vegas will house employees for Covers Media Group (CMG), a subsidiary company of SportsDirect Inc. that handles existing e-commerce and European facing properties such as Covers.co.uk and CoversExperts.com. It joins the other CMG office based in Galway, Ireland.
About SportsDirect Inc.:
SportsDirect Inc. is the leading online media organization for sports statistics, odds and news from a gaming perspective. Founded in 1995, SportsDirect Inc. and its subsidiaries operate properties such as Covers.com, Wagerline.com and PokerFancom. In addition to publishing, SportsDirect Inc. provides content to companies in the online and wireless industries such as USAToday and MSNBC. For more information please visit: http://www.sportsdirectinc.com.
Media Contact For SportsDirect Inc.:
Johnston Farrow
Public Relations Representative
902-835-3320, extension 289
jfarrow@sportsdirectinc.com