Press Release August 26, 2005

Meropa increases Novo TouchBet® Live-Roulette series

This upmarket Casino in Polokwane expanded its Multi-Player system fleet in March this year by installing AGI Africa’s Novo TouchBet® Live-Roulette. Due to the successful performance of the 12-player system already installed in the casino’s smoking section, Meropa added an additional 8-terminals on the non-smoking floor.

Austrian Gaming Industries (AGI) Africa´s Managing Director Warren Banks states: ”Excellent quality and player convenience is our primary focus in our product and game offerings. We want casino-guests to spend an enjoyable time and to experience the excitement of gaming. We are extremely happy about the tremendous success of our Multi-Player systems in South Africa, and are not going to rest upon this success.”

Jens Halle, Managing Director AGI explains: „We are very excited about the development of our Multi-Player Systems. After it’s ground breaking introduction into the market place over 5 years ago, Novo TouchBet® Live-Roulette has proved to be the benchmark by which all other systems are judged. The advantages of the TouchBet® system quickly brought new players to roulette – players who may have been intimidated to learn the live game. On the terminal you cannot do something wrong and additionally, you have more privacy. Plus, it is very flexible for the operator.”

Novo TouchBet® Live-Roulette is the most exciting technological innovation in the history of Roulette Gaming. TouchBet® Roulette consists of fully automated electronic player stations, available in various configurations from 2 up to 250 stations. Hooked to a classic live game roulette table, the system features - besides many others - automatic and secure cash handling and payout mechanisms, easy touch screen betting and second screen features for call & neighbour bets.

Meropa Casino and Entertainment World is situated in the Limpopo Province just 5km from the capital Polokwane (previously Pietersburg), offering an upmarket casino experience that transports casino guests into another world. With state of the art casino technology, Smart Cards have replaced the need to feed coins into slot machines, providing players with hours of coin less casino pleasure.

Contact information:
Petra Blaschka
Phone: +43 2252 606 415
E-mail: pblaschk@novomatic.com