Michael D. Sands Director

Since December 2007, Michael Sands has served as a director at Youbet.com, bringing an intimate and invaluable knowledge of marketing and the world of the Internet.

Mr. Sands has been a partner at the private equity firm The Pritzker Group since July 2008. Until November 2007 he was managing partner of Ascenda Partners.LLC, a consulting firm he co-founded. His earlier career includes an impressive number of Internet-related postings. Until November 2006 Mr. Sands was COO of the Consumer Travel Americas Unit within Cendant Travel Distribution Services, where he was responsible for the operations and management of consumer Websites including Orbitz, CheapTickets, Away.com and Lodging.com. Mr. Sands joined Obitz as Vice President, Marketing, in September 2000, and went on to be Chief Marketing Officer until 2004, when he became General Manager of Obitz Ventures until Orbitz was acquired by Cendant Corporation.

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