Poydras Gaming Finance Corp. Acquires Additional 371 Machines

Continues roll-out of Tonkawa placement agreement

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MILL VALLEY, CA, April 17, 2015 /CNW/ - POYDRAS GAMING FINANCE CORP. (TSX-V: PYD) ("Poydras" or the "Company") has acquired an additional 371 gaming (slot) machines effective April 15, 2015 in conjunction with its long-term placement agreement with the Tonkawa Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma. Under the terms of the agreement, Poydras and the Integrity Companies will provide 600 Class III gaming machines under a 6-year and 11-month contract which is expected to generate approximately $6 million in annual revenue for Poydras.  This most recent tranche of 371 machines includes 159 machines which are already installed and revenue-producing, as well as 212 machines that have been or will be delivered in the next 30-45 days.  Including the previously announced 105 machines initially acquired as of March 1, 2015, Poydras has now acquired 476 machines under the Tonkawa placement agreement. The Company is financing its machine purchases through a combination of vendor financing and cash on hand and expects to complete the purchase and financing agreements for the remaining 124 Class III gaming machines over the next 30-45 days.  

"This represents a significant deployment and we are on track to complete the roll-out over the next few months", said Peter Macy, CEO of Poydras.  "We are excited to continue increasing our installed base of revenue producing machines, as well as building on our long-term partnership with the Tonkawa Tribe of Oklahoma."

Tonkawa and Integrity Transactions:

Poydras management also expects to close its previously announced acquisition of the Integrity Companies (see News Release dated September 29, 2014) within the next 30 days subject to certain conditions including completion of an audit of the Integrity Companies, the approval of the TSX Venture Exchange, and the consent of applicable gaming regulatory authorities. 

Under the terms of the machine placement agreement between Poydras and Integrity Companies with the Tonkawa Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma as announced on January 13, 2015, Poydras and Integrity will take over floor space and games currently leased directly by a number of machine vendors including, IGT Scientific Games (WMS and Bally), Aristocrat, Konami, Ainsworth and Aruze.

Upon closing of the acquisition of the Integrity Companies and the placement of machines with the Tonkawa Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma, Poydras will have over 2,500 machines under participation leases with 26 casinos.

For additional information please see the SEDAR website at www.sedar.com.

About Poydras Gaming Finance Corp.:
Poydras Gaming is focused on leasing and financing gaming machines (such as slot machines) and related capital expenditures for existing casinos, new casino developments and gaming machine suppliers in the United States.  It owns and finances slot machines including long-term lease contracts across four casinos in Oklahoma and a financing agreement with a gaming machine supplier based out of California.  Additional information about the Company can be found on the SEDAR website at www.sedar.com.

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SOURCE Poydras Gaming Finance Corp.