Singapore's first casino to open with over 2 million B&G(TM) chips
LAS VEGAS, June 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Gaming Partners International Corporation (Nasdaq: GPIC), a leading provider of casino currency and table game equipment worldwide, announced today that it has signed an agreement with the Marina Bay Sands Resort & Casino in Singapore to provide the property with all of its casino chips. Under this agreement, GPI will provide over 2 million casino chips to the casino for its opening in late 2009. The chips, which are from the Company's Bourgogne & Grasset (B&G) line of casino currency products, will contain many state-of-the-art security features and customized designs.
The Marina Bay Sands, an affiliate of Las Vegas Sands Corporation (NYSE: LVS), is currently under construction at Marina South in central Singapore. The luxury resort complex will feature a Las Vegas-style casino, complete with private gaming lounges. GPI is providing the casino chips for its nearly 1000 gaming tables.
This order marks the third Las Vegas Sands Corporation property to open in Asia with GPI's currency products. GPI has previously supplied casinos chips to the Sands Macau and the Venetian Macau.
'The Las Vegas Sands Corp. has long been a valued customer to GPI and we are delighted to be supplying the casino chips for its newest property in Singapore,' stated Gerard Charlier, CEO and President of GPI. 'With the immense popularity of table gaming in southeast Asia, the quality and security of casino currency is of the utmost importance. Our B&G chips offer some of the best security features in the market and we are pleased the Marina Bay Sands will open with GPI products.'
GPI's line of B&G casino currency products include high-quality chips, plaques and jetons, all available with a variety of security features and customization options. Manufactured in a secure, high-capacity production facility in France, B&G products have been used in casinos all over the world since 1925.
About Gaming Partners International Corporation
GPI manufactures and supplies casino table games and equipment to licensed casinos worldwide. Under the brand names of Paulson(R), Bourgogne et Grasset(R) and Bud Jones(R), GPI provides casino currency such as chips, plaques and jetons; gaming furniture and accessories; table layouts; playing cards; dice; and roulette wheels. GPI pioneered the use of security features such as RFID technology in casino chips, and provides RFID solutions including chips, readers and displays. Headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada, GPI also has offices Beaune, France; San Luis Rio Colorado, Mexico; Atlantic City, New Jersey, and Gulfport Mississippi. For additional information, please visit www.gpigaming.com.
SOURCE Gaming Partners International Corporation
