Gaming Partners International Promotes Kirsten Clark To The Position Of Senior Vice President And Chief Operating Officer - Asia

LAS VEGAS, Oct. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Gaming Partners International Corporation (NASDAQ: GPIC), a leading provider of casino currency and table game equipment worldwide, announced today that it has promoted Vice President of Global Marketing and Product Management Kirsten Clark to Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer – Asia. In this role, she will also continue to be responsible for global marketing and product management.

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Gregory Gronau, GPI's President and CEO noted, "Kirsten joined GPIC in January 2011, and has since made some major inroads in the growing Asian gaming market.  She has developed new working partnerships with key Asian customers and regulators, as well as identified and implemented numerous new product strategies.  Kirsten's work has been key to establishing a solid base that will support GPI's future growth in the Asian market and we are confident that she will continue to positively impact business development.  Based out of Asia, working with key partners, she will seek to further expand and develop new product solutions for our customers."

GPIC also announced that Dwight Watson has joined the Company as the Account Executive for the northwest sales region that includes northern Nevada, Oregon, Washington and Western Canada. With over 20 years experience with the United States Playing Card Company, including eight years during which he sold playing cards, dice, furniture and accessories to western U.S. casinos, Watson brings to GPIC a wealth of experience and a keen knowledge of table game operations.

Rob Jackson, GPI's Vice President of Sales in the Americas, Europe and Africa commented "Dwight's knowledge and sales expertise will greatly enhance our ability to provide the Northwestern U.S. region with exceptional customer service and table game products. We are happy to have him on board."

About Gaming Partners International Corporation (GPIC)
GPIC manufactures and supplies casino table games and equipment to licensed casinos worldwide. Under the brand names of Paulson®, Bourgogne et Grasset® and Bud Jones®, GPI provides casino currency such as chips, plaques and jetons; gaming furniture and accessories; table layouts; playing cards; dice; and roulette wheels. GPIC pioneered the use of security features such as RFID technology in casino chips and provides radio frequency identification device (RFID) solutions including chips, readers and displays. Headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada, GPIC also has offices in Beaune, France; San Luis Rio Colorado, Mexico; Atlantic City, New Jersey, Gulfport, Mississippi and Macau S.A.R., China. For additional information, please visit http://www.gpigaming.com.

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This release contains "forward-looking statements" based on current expectations involving known and unknown risks and uncertainties, such as statements relating to anticipated future sales or the timing thereof; fulfillment of product orders; the long-term growth and prospects of our business or any jurisdiction; and the long term potential of the RFID casino currency solutions market and the ability of GPIC to capitalize on any such growth opportunities. Actual results or achievements may be materially different from those expressed or implied. GPIC's plans and objectives are based on assumptions involving judgments with respect to future economic, competitive and market conditions, the timing and its ability to consummate acquisitions, and future business decisions and other risks and uncertainties identified in Part I-Item 1A, "Risk Factors" of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2011, all of which are difficult or impossible to predict accurately and many of which are beyond its control. Therefore, there can be no assurance that any forward-looking statement will prove to be accurate.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Gregory S. Gronau, Chief Executive Officer and President
Gerald W. Koslow, Chief Financial Officer
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SOURCE Gaming Partners International Corporation