Shuffle Master, Inc. Announces Key Product and Game Approvals

LAS VEGAS -- Shuffle Master has received key product and game approvals for its Table Master and Vegas Star electronic table game platforms.

Table Master, including the company's Three Card Poker
Shuffle Master's Royal Match 21 Blackjack has been approved in a number of states.  proprietary table game, was approved by the Nevada Gaming Control Board on March 22, with subsequent approvals on April 17 of our Royal Match 21(TM) Blackjack and Let It Ride Bonus® with 3 Card Bonus(TM) proprietary table games. Table Master, including Royal Match 21(TM) Blackjack, was also approved by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board on April 19, with approval currently pending for Three Card Poker, Let It Ride Bonus and Ultimate Texas Hold'em(TM).

Vegas Star received Gaming Laboratories International (GLI) certification on March 1. Approved for use in a variety of jurisdictions including Arizona, Oklahoma, Michigan and Wisconsin, Vegas Star was approved with roulette as its base game with additional titles including Sic Bo and Dragon Bonus® Baccarat being submitted for approval shortly.

"We are pleased to have received these important approvals for our electronic table games and are pleased with our customers' growing interest and demand for these products," stated Shuffle Master Chairman and CEO Mark L. Yoseloff, Ph.D. "With these approvals and Table Master's solid performance in Delaware, we are confident that these platforms will rapidly become important components of the casino floor."

An electronic multiple-player table game, Table Master combines a video dealer and exciting player interaction with fully-automated table game play. Featuring several of Shuffle Master's proprietary table game titles including Three Card Poker®, Let It Ride Bonus® with 3 Card Bonus(TM) and Royal Match 21(TM) Blackjack, Table Master offers greater flexibility in game wager amounts while nearly doubling the number of hands played per hour. In October 2006, the Delaware State Lottery selected Table Master as its multi-terminal video lottery machine of choice and is the first multi-player electronic table game approved for use in Pennsylvania.

Developed by Shuffle Master's Australian subsidiary Stargames, Vegas Star is available in three configurations including the 16-station Classic, the 3-station Nova® and the single station Satellite. Featuring popular table games like roulette, baccarat and blackjack, Vegas Star is a popular electronic table game platform throughout Australasia because of its ability to deliver popular table games both in jurisdictions where live tables are not permitted and in high-traffic areas like Macau.