PokerTek Signs Contract To Install 12 PokerPro Tables In Ontario

MATTHEWS, N.C., May 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- PokerTek, Inc. (NASDAQ: PTEK), is pleased to announce that it has signed a contract with the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) to add 12 new PokerPro tables into four OLG gaming facilities in Ontario, Canada. The following four gaming sites will each receive three PokerPro tables: OLG Slots at Mohawk Racetrack in Campbellville, OLG Slots at Sudbury Downs in Chelmsford, OLG Slots at Georgian Downs in Innisfil, and OLG Slots at  Rideau Carleton Raceway in Gloucester. These new installations will bring the number of tables deployed in Ontario to 15.

PokerTek began a field trial with two tables on October 2, 2011 at OLG Slots at Western Fair District in London, Ontario. The field trial successfully concluded on December 21, 2011, at which time OLG added another PokerPro table due to overwhelming player demand.

"We are pleased that the success of PokerPro at OLG Slots at Western Fair District has prompted additional placements throughout Ontario," said James Crawford, PokerTek's President. "We look forward to continuing our partnership with OLG as we roll-out PokerPro to the additional properties."

Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) is a provincial agency of the Government of Ontario. OLG owns and/or operates 27 gaming sites across Ontario, and also sells lottery products at approximately 10,000 retail locations province-wide.

About PokerTek, Inc.:

PokerTek, Inc. (NASDAQ:PTEK) is a licensed gaming company headquartered in Matthews, NC that develops and markets electronic table game solutions for the gaming industry. www.PokerTek.com.

Contact:
Tracy Egan
VP of Marketing
PokerTek, Inc.
704.849.0860 x106

About OLG: 
OLG is a provincial agency responsible for province-wide lottery games and gaming facilities. Since 1975, OLG lotteries, Casinos, Slots, and Resort Casinos have generated more than $34 billion for the benefit of the Province of Ontario. Gaming proceeds support Ontario's hospitals, amateur sport, recreational and cultural activities, communities, provincial priority programs such as health care and education, and local and provincial charities and non-profit organizations through the Ontario Trillium Foundation.

For more information:
OLG Media Relations
1.888. 946.6716      

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SOURCE PokerTek, Inc.

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