FROM OUR OFFICIAL GAMING ANALYST

ROGER GROS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Winners announced for First Annual Global Gaming Business Gaming and Technology Awards

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ, November 7, 2003… Global Gaming Business Magazine and the Gaming Industry Observer today announced the winners of the first annual Global Gaming Business Gaming and Technology Awards. The awards, which recognize excellence in innovation and practical application, will be presented at the 5^th Annual Gaming and Technology Conference to be held at the Atlantic City Convention Center on Nov. 13.

The winners of the First Annual Global Gaming Business Gaming and Technology Awards are:

• Best Consumer-Service Technology

First Place: Bally Gaming and Systems, ePRINTER

Second Place: Paltronics Inc., One Link Media System

Third Place: Bally Gaming and Systems & Mindplay LLC, Mindplay

• Best Productivity-Enhancement Technology

First Place: Venture Catalyst, Mariposa Software

Second Place: Casino Data Imaging, Casino CAD

Third Place: William Ryan Group, Real Time Slot Service

• Best Slot Product

First Place: IGT, Multi-Hand Multi-Strike Poker

Second Place: Colepat LLC, Games for Gamblers

Third Place: Sierra Design Group, Auction Fever

Judges were: George Mancuso, vice president, slot operations for the Tropicana in Atlantic City; Claudia Winkler, president of GHI Solutions Inc. in Las Vegas; and Judy Cornelius, associate director of the Institute for the Study of Gambling and Commercial Gaming at the University of Nevada, Reno. Nominees were evaluated during the Global Gaming Expo in September.

“These judges are considered the best in their fields, and these awards reflect their standards of excellence,” said Roger Gros, editor of Global Gaming Business magazine, which administers the awards program.

“These judges selected the best from a field of excellent candidates. The winners should be very proud of this accomplishment,” said Michael Pollock, managing director of Spectrum Gaming Group and publisher of Michael Pollock’s Gaming Industry Observer, a conference organizer.

The Gaming and Technology Conference will also present the 2^nd Annual Larry Cole Award For Excellence and Innovation in Gaming Technology. The recipient of that award will be Park Place Entertainment, with CEO Wallace Barr accepting.

Global Gaming Business is published monthly and focuses on the casino gaming industry worldwide. Global Gaming Business is an official publication of the American Gaming Association and the Global Gaming Expo (G2E). Global Gaming Business also publishes Global Gaming Business Weekly, a comprehensive weekly e-news magazine, and Casino Connection, a monthly magazine for the Atlantic City gaming industry. The company also produces conferences and trade shows, including and Racino 2003, November 10-12, 2003 at Mountaineer Racetrack & Gaming Resort in West Virginia, and Casino Design 2004.

For more information on the Global Gaming Business Gaming & Technology awards, contact Roger Gros at Global Gaming Business magazine at 702-248-1565 x225 or rgros@globalgamingbusiness.com.

For more information on the Gaming & Technology conference, contact Donna Schneider at 609-652-6472 or visit www.gametechconf.com.

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