Increases Total Commitment to 2,894 Placements of Electronic Gaming Machines on Participation Model Across the Asian Gaming Market
Secures Largest Individual Contract to Date for 500 Machines to be Placed at Manila Prince Hotel & Casino in Downtown Manila
Elixir Gaming Technologies, Inc. (AMEX:EGT) (“Elixir Gaming”) announced today that Elixir Group Limited (“Elixir”) has delivered agreements for the placement of 700 slot machines on a participation basis at the following properties:
* 500 at the Manila Prince Hotel & Casino in downtown Manila, Philippines; and,
* 200 at the Isis Slot Club in downtown Manila, Philippines.
The Manila Prince Hotel and Isis Slot Club are strategically located in the heart of the Philippine capital of metro Manila, which is amongst the city’s business, shopping, nightlife and tourist attractions. Elixir Gaming will have 100% of the gaming machine floor in both venues. Both gaming facilities, which have yet to receive licensing approval, require extensive construction and renovation and are expected to open in mid-2008.
With these agreements, Elixir Gaming now has total commitments for 2,894 electronic gaming machines to be placed on a long-term, participation basis across fourteen venues throughout Asia. In the Philippines, Elixir now has commitments for 1,764 electronic gaming machines to be placed on a recurring revenue model.
Gordon Yuen, Executive Chairman and CEO of Elixir Gaming, commented, “This latest agreement in the Philippines exemplifies the ongoing, efficient execution of our plan to secure long-term placements of electronic gaming machines on a recurring revenue model across Asia. Asia is the most promising, fastest growing market for the expansion of the global gaming industry and Elixir Group is at the forefront of fostering the development of gaming businesses at premiere locations in Asia’s emerging countries. Elixir Group’s strong presence throughout Asia will ensure that Elixir Gaming remains a leader in providing high-margin, recurring revenue electronic gaming machines across the Asian markets.”
About Elixir Gaming Technologies Inc
Elixir Gaming Technologies Inc (Elixir Gaming) is a member of Elixir Group, an innovator of gaming technology solutions and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Melco Group. Elixir Gaming delivers cutting-edge and market-competitive technology. Its products include table devices, such as the automated card verification machine, computer-based card shuffling system, and high-frequency RFID-gaming chips and plaques. Elixir Gaming products are distributed by Elixir Group in Asia and Suzo Happ in the America’s and Europe.
Elixir Gaming has expanded its business model by entering the highly lucrative gaming machine participation business. The company has established a strategic presence in Asia Pacific with its participation contracts in Philippines, Cambodia, Vietnam and other Asian markets.
In addition, Elixir Gaming boasts the capability of efficiently and quickly responding to the stringent and specific technical requirements of customers, in collaboration with Elixir Group’s ICT, manufacturing and research and development teams. These services optimize the security, productivity and profitability within the gaming establishments.
About Elixir Group Limited
Elixir Group is an important strategic component of Melco’s gaming and leisure entertainment focus. Elixir Group holds the distinction of being a “home-grown” brand: a full-fledged games manufacturer based in Asia – designing, developing and supplying gaming machines and non-gaming information communications technology (surveillance, LEDs, ATMs) solutions for the Asian market.
With gaming and research development centres in Macau, China and the Philippines, proximity to key growth markets provides Elixir with competitive advantages. As a pioneer in the competitive Asian gaming market, Elixir has consistently delivered exciting solutions, expert sales advice and professional gaming support. Elixir has forged alliances with leading gaming and technology companies and by accessing its partners’ manufacturing capabilities is able to focus entirely on innovative product design and customer service. Elixir has also secured several strategic agreements in the provision of gaming IT infrastructure for various gaming concession holders in Macau.
Reflecting its intention to further strengthen its leading position in Asia’s gaming technology industry Elixir Group has become the major shareholder of Elixir Gaming Technologies, Inc.
This press release report contains forward-looking statements concerning Elixir Gaming Technologies and Elixir within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Those forward-looking statements include statements regarding expectations for the transaction between Elixir Gaming Technologies and Elixir, including the expected closing of the transaction and the recurring revenue that may develop from the relationship with Elixir, and the Company’s expectations for future product revenue. Such statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, and actual circumstances, events or results may differ materially from those projected in such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to differences include, but are not limited to, the risk that Elixir transaction may not be completed in the third quarter of 2007 or at all; risks related to Elixir's inability to place gaming machines at significant levels or at all; and risks relating to Elixir's ability to place games that generate the expected amount of net-win. Elixir Gaming Technologies cautions readers not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. Elixir Gaming Technologies does not undertake, and specifically disclaims any obligation, to update or revise such statements to reflect new circumstances or unanticipated events as they occur.