BRITISH ODDSMAKERS PREDICT GORE WILL BE NEXT PRESIDENT

BRITISH ODDSMAKERS PREDICT GORE WILL BE NEXT PRESIDENT

LONDON (Wireless Flash) -- George W. Bush may have a bushel of dough for his Year 2000 election campaign, but British bookies are placing their money on Al Gore. Ladbrokes, the London-based oddsmaking firm, is giving 5 to 4 odds that Gore will beat Bush in next year's election. Ladbrokes spokesman Ed Nicholson admits Bush may be beating Gore in the polls right now, but the company predicts the vice president will take the lead by November, 2000.

CONTACT: Ed Nicholson, ****; London; 011-44-181-868-8899 or 011- 44-831-421-270 (cell phone)