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Sportsbook.com Offers Odds on Bush Rating

WASHINGTON, DC –- (PRESS RELEASE) -- This year is already shaping up as a difficult one for President Bush. The ongoing violence in Iraq, reports of possibly illegal wiretapping of US citizens, more questions about the status of prisoners at Guantamano - and now, the news that the government was prepared to allow a Dubai owned company manage major East coast ports. All this has caused Americans to lose patience with their President. Various public opinion polls recently put his approval rating anywhere from 34 to 38 per cent, down from 42 per cent last month.

Sportsbook.com is now offering customers the chance to wager on the President's job approval rating on May 1, 2006. Bettors can choose over or under 39 per cent drawn from the polling average at RealClearPolitics.com - a company which publishes a daily poll average of Bush's approval rating based on the leading American public opinion polls.

"Public sentiment opposing the deal remains high and is having an impact on President Bush's approval ratings," according to Jennifer Duffy, Editor and Political Analyst for non-partisan The Cook Political Report. "When Bush's approval ratings slip under 40 per cent, it's because he is losing support among his Republican base. The ports deal is clearly causing the erosion we are seeing in his numbers today."

"This could prove to be a hugely transitional year in American politics and the whole world is watching," says Alex Czajkowski, Marketing Director, Sportsbook.com. "Everyone loves to bet, and we have learned that Americans love wagering on politics almost as much as they love wagering on sports. Sportsbook.com is committed to providing our customers with the opportunity to bet on all hot button items from sports, to politics to entertainment."

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