NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev.,
May 23, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Gaming
Partners International Corporation (NASDAQ: GPIC) and Walker
Digital Table Systems (WDTS), LLC, have announced that they are
expanding their working relationship to develop and enhance their
PJM Radio Frequency Identification Device (RFID)
technologies. RFID is utilized in a variety of table game
applications, including gaming currency and table game
solutions.
"We are excited that WDTS and GPIC will collaborate on the
development and distribution of PJM RFID technology and
applications," said Neil Crossan,
Senior Vice President - WDTS. "Being the largest supplier of RFID
technology, GPIC has a wealth of experience in the field, and this
together with the innovation that WDTS brings to the gaming floor
will serve the industry well."
"GPIC is looking forward to its expanded collaborative efforts
with WDTS and combining our experience in the development and
delivery of RFID technologies," commented Gregory Gronau, GPIC's President and Chief
Executive Officer. "An expanded working relationship offers
the opportunity to capitalize on our respective core strengths and
maximize our synergies into creating and developing value added
products and solutions."
The companies anticipate that their collaboration will enhance
the development time typically required to introduce and
commercialize new and innovative PJM RFID offerings to the
market. Both parties feel this is a big step forward in
sustaining and growing a long-term, working partnership.
About Gaming Partners International Corporation
(GPIC)
GPIC manufactures and supplies casino table game equipment to
licensed casinos worldwide. Under the brand names of Paulson®,
Bourgogne et Grasset®, Gemaco® and Bud Jones®, GPIC provides casino
currency such as chips, plaques and jetons; playing cards; gaming
furniture and table accessories; table layouts; dice; and roulette
wheels. GPIC pioneered the use of security features such as radio
frequency identification device (RFID) technology in casino
currency and provides RFID solutions RFID readers, software and
displays. Headquartered in North Las
Vegas, Nevada, GPIC also has manufacturing facilities,
warehouses and/or sales offices in Beaune, France; San
Luis Rio Colorado, Mexico; Blue Springs,
Missouri; Atlantic City, New Jersey; Gulfport,
Mississippi; and Macau
S.A.R., China. For additional information, please
visit http://www.gpigaming.com.
About Walker Digital Table Systems, LLC
WDTS, LLC innovates and develops products for the Asian gaming
market including the PJM3.0™ enabled Perfect Pay™ baccarat table
system. Perfect Pay combines the accuracy, efficiency, and
integrity of an electronic table game with the emotion and
excitement of the live dealer table game experience. The Perfect
Pay platform has accurately tracked tens of millions of live wagers
in real time to deliver unprecedented business insight while
maximizing the efficiency of table games operations.
Safe Harbor Statement
This release contains "forward-looking statements" based on
current expectations that are inherently subject to known and
unknown risks and uncertainties, such as statements relating to the
integration of acquisitions; new product offerings; manufacturing
capabilities and operational efficiencies; anticipated future sales
or the timing thereof; fulfillment of product orders; the long-term
growth and prospects of our business or any jurisdiction in which
we operate; and the long term potential of the RFID casino currency
solutions market and our ability to capitalize on any such growth
opportunities. Actual results or achievements may be materially
different from those expressed or implied. Our plans and objectives
are based on assumptions involving judgments with respect to future
economic, competitive and market conditions, the timing of and
ability to consummate acquisitions, and future business decisions
and other risks and uncertainties identified in Part I-Item 1A,
"Risk Factors" of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period
ended December 31, 2015, all of which
are difficult or impossible to predict accurately and many of which
are beyond our control and are subject to change. Therefore, there
can be no assurance that any forward- looking statement will prove
to be accurate.
For Further
Information, Contact:
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Gregory S. Gronau,
President and Chief Executive Officer
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PH:
702.384.2425
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FX:
702.384.1965
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