GPIC Gaming Partners International Corp.

Retired Two-Star General Succeeds Benoit Aucouturier as Independent Director LAS VEGAS, June 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Gaming Partners International Corporation (NASDAQ:GPIC) announced today that its Board of Directors has appointed Charles R. (Chuck) Henry as a director and member of the audit committee and nominating and governance committee for the Company, effective immediately, subject to the gaming regulatory approvals, based on the Nominating Committee's recommendation on June 9, 2006. As reported in the Company's Form 8-K dated June 9, 2006, Benoit Aucouturier resigned as a director and a member of the audit committee and nominating and governance committee of the Company, effective June 30, 2006. The Company believes that Mr. Henry meets the independence listing qualifications the Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc., or NASDAQ, composition requirements set forth in Marketplace Rule 4350(d)(2). Mr. Henry is a retired two-star general, with 41 years of leadership experience, a distinguished military career and an advanced law degree. Mr. Henry is the current chief operating officer and a board member of CEG Company in Rico Rica, Arizona, a leading producer of military wiring harnesses for military vehicles. Prior to that he was a consultant in Washington D.C. for Sahara International, (NCED) on defense issues and was also appointed CEO and President of the National Veterans Business Development Corporation, part of Public Law 106-50, which was created by Congress. From 1997 to 2001, Mr. Henry served as an officer of LFR Levine Fricke, an environmental management and consulting firm, which is an affiliate of GPIC's majority shareholder. "We are honored to have Mr. Henry as a member of our board," said Gerard P. Charlier, president and chief executive officer of Gaming Partners International Corporation. "His stellar military background and achievements and broad experience bring so much to our company and we are looking forward to working with him in the future." Mr. Henry holds an undergraduate degree in economics from Middle Tennessee State University; with degrees at the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College; Woodrow Wilson Law School: J.D.; Woodrow Wilson Law School: L.L. M., and the U.S. Army War College. About the Company GPIC manufactures and supplies (under the brand names of Bourgogne et Grasset, Paulson, and Bud Jones) gaming chips, table layouts, playing cards, dice, gaming furniture, table accessories and other products that are used with casino table games such as blackjack, poker, baccarat, craps and roulette. GPIC is headquartered in Las Vegas, Nev., with offices in Beaune, France; San Luis, Mexico; and Atlantic City, N.J. GPIC sells its casino products directly to licensed casinos throughout the world. For additional information about GPIC, visit our web site at http://www.gpigaming.com/. This press release may contain certain forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties. GPIC's expectations regarding operating results and operating efficiencies, including the growth of new product markets, may not be met. Factors that could cause actual results to vary materially from these forward-looking statements include: reduction in growth rate of new and existing casinos and markets, particularly in Asia, failure of the industry to accept RFID technology generally, or 125KHz or 13.56 MHx RFID technologies, with respect to gaming chips and readers, potential patent infringement issues, development of competing technologies by our competitors, timing and volume of customer demand for our casino products, customer cancellation of orders included in our backlog, timing of new casino openings and expansions, failure of the industry to accept RFID technology with respect to gaming chips and readers, domestic or international terrorists incidents, and unexpected taxes, charges, costs or difficulties in consolidating the operations of the companies. Additional information concerning factors and risks that could affect these statements and GPIC's financial condition and results of operations are included in GPIC's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005 and Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2006. DATASOURCE: Gaming Partners International Corporation CONTACT: Gerard Charlier, Chief Executive Officer of Gaming Partners International Corporation, +1-702-384-2425; or Jerry Freisleben or John Foley, both of Foley/Freisleben LLC, +1-213-955-0020, for Gaming Partners International Corporation Web site: http://www.gpigaming.com/

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