Press Release February 26, 2007

The Original in Belgrade

At the Gaming Expo Belgrade 2007 Austrian Gaming Industries GmbH (AGI), part of the Novomatic Group, presented its high-quality products to an enthusiastic Serbian audience.

AGI’s premiere in Belgrade showcased a comprehensive array of the latest game releases and cabinet innovations. The 16 new games on show, which are exclusively designed for AGI’s enhanced Coolfire™ II gaming platform, were met with eager interest and received great attention. Visitors to the Novomatic booth were convinced and impressed by the superior blend of innovative gaming technology and advanced game design featured by the Coolfire™ II gaming platform. It ensures ultimate flexibility for operators and maximum gaming enjoyment for players. Also on show were various versions of the best selling Multi-Gaminator®, each with a sophisticated selection of successful games.

A special highlight was AGI’s enhanced Slant Top Cabinet – now featuring a 22” bottom touchscreen and a 27” top screen as well as the innovative “flip-screen feature”. This new functionality allows players to switch their main game from the bottom to the top screen and play in their ergonomically most convenient position.

Also on show were the latest two upright cabinet innovations, each with two extra-wide high-resolution TFT screens. With two panorama monitors in 16:10 screen-format the new cabinets convince with gripping high-resolution graphics and open new perspectives to gaming. Among the new machines is the Super-R Gaminator® - featuring Hybrid Technology it combines three giant mechanical reels with wide-screen monitor dimensions. A choice of five of the latest Coolfire™ II game releases in this new multi-game machine offers players a new dimension of gaming variety and excitement that combines both mechanical reels or video reels. All new machines are TITO & SmartCard ready and set the standard for a new generation of AGI games.

Jens Halle, Managing Director AGI, is positive about the Belgrade show: “It was a good decision to participate at this show. Novomatic’s strategy is always to enter markets at an early stage. Serbia is a very young market with a great potential and a growing demand for high quality gaming equipment. We came to Belgrade with rather modest expectations but they were exceeded in every way by the positive results.”

Austrian Gaming Industries GmbH (AGI) - www.novomatic.com - is an integrated global gaming company specializing in the design, development, manufacturing, distribution and sales of electronic gaming machines and advanced technology products, in addition to extensive operational activities encompassing casinos, electronic gaming halls and sports betting outlets.

Contact information:
Andrea Lehner
Marketing & Communications
AUSTRIAN GAMING INDUSTRIES GMBH
Tel:       +43 2252 606 626
E-mail:  alehner@novomatic.com