FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

February 14th, 2005

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA

Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board
Commonwealth Tower, Strawberry Square
303 Walnut Street, 5th Floor
Harrisburg, PA 17101

CONTACT

Doug Harbach or Richard McGarvey (717) 346-8321

PA Gaming Control Board Chairman Responds To Confusion Created By Inquirer Article

HARRISBURG: Thomas A. Decker, Chairman of the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board, today issued the following statement clarifying the Philadelphia Inquirer’s Feb. 12 article “Slot-Machine Distributor Is Named”.

“The Inquirer’s story has created some confusion by suggesting that the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board has issued a license to distribute gaming equipment to a company called Keystone Gaming Machines.

“To date, the Board has met three times and has not issued any license whatsoever. In fact, we have not yet approved a process by which companies can apply for a license.

“Once that process is approved, the Board will consider all license applications that come before it. Part of that process will include a rigorous background investigation of all parties involved in an application to determine their suitability to distribute gaming equipment in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.”