PokerTek Announces PokerPro Contracts across Bulgaria

MATTHEWS, N.C.--(Business Wire)--
PokerTek, Inc., the industry pioneer and worldwide leader in
automated poker tables and related software, announced today that its
global distribution partner, Aristocrat Technologies Europe Limited,
has executed a series of contracts for PokerPro(R) tables in Bulgaria.
The contracts cover 23 tables that are currently installed and several
more that are planned for installation in the coming months.

Tim Klok, Aristocrat's European Manager of Multi-Station Gaming,
commented, "Put simply, our success in Bulgaria so far this year has
resulted from close work with the major operators. Following product
approval, the initial tables installed generated incremental income in
the venues, and the poker market in Bulgaria is no different to that
in the rest of the world: extremely buoyant. We hope to emulate our
success in Bulgaria in the second half of the year right across
Europe."

One of the Bulgarian operators installing PokerPro tables is
Bulgame (part of Casino Solutions Ltd.) at their Casino Caesars and
Casino Buddha venues. "Our staff and customers are charmed by
PokerPro," noted Bulgame General Manager, Vasil Nikolov, "More and
more customers are using PokerPro and Caesars is one of the first
casinos in Bulgaria that provides its customers with this wonderful
game on the best electronic poker table of the world."

Another operator rolling PokerPro tables into its property is Bar
Game Ltd., one of the biggest casino operators in Bulgaria, with 15
years of experience in the gaming business. The company runs two of
the most popular casino chains in Bulgaria, Eldorado Casino and Palms
Casino, and more than 40 other casino clubs across the country.

"Bar Game installed PokerPro at the Eldorado Casino Club and in
the newly opened casino Palms-Pavlovo in Sofia," commented Elena
Shaterova, Marketing & Purchasing Manager at Bar Game JSC. "Soon
PokerPro tables will also be installed in Stara Zagora, Pleven,
Rousse, Bourgas and Varna because Bar Game is sure that this product
will enrich the game mix in the casino clubs and will bring a fresh,
new experience to the players."

Further Bulgarian operators undertaking PokerPro table
installations include Gameprom Ltd. and Balkanfon.

"The level of interest in PokerPro in Bulgaria has been phenomenal
and Aristocrat has done a great job in securing premier customers
there," said Chris Halligan, PokerTek's CEO. "The tables that have
been installed so far there are doing extremely well and we are
looking forward to continuing this trend by introducing the fun and
benefits of PokerPro across Europe in the coming months."

About PokerTek:

PokerTek(TM), Inc. (NASDAQ: PTEK), headquartered in Matthews, NC,
develops and markets PokerPro and PokerPro Heads-Up(TM), automated
poker tables and related software applications developed to increase
casino revenue, reduce expenses and attract new players into poker
rooms. PokerTek entered the amusement space by introducing Heads-Up
Challenge(TM), a heads-up poker table for bars and restaurants that
targets adults who play for amusement only. PokerPro tables are
located in the United States, Canada, Macau, Panama, Germany,
Australia, South Africa and several major cruise lines. For more
information, please visit the company's website at www.pokertek.com or
contact Tracy Egan at 704.849.0860 x106.

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the
meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and
Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which
are made in accordance with the Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act of 1995. The forward-looking statements herein include, but are
not limited to, the expected adoption of the PokerPro systems by
casinos and other customers and the expected acceptance of the
PokerPro systems by players. Our actual results may differ materially
from those implied in these forward-looking statements as a result of
many factors, including, but not limited to, overall industry
environment, customer acceptance of our products, delay in the
introduction of new products, further approvals of regulatory
authorities, adverse court rulings, production and/or quality control
problems, the denial, suspension or revocation of permits or licenses
by regulatory or governmental authorities, termination or non-renewal
of customer contracts, competitive pressures and general economic
conditions, and our financial condition. These and other risks and
uncertainties are described in more detail in our most recent annual
report on Form 10-K and other reports filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the
date they are made. We undertake no obligation to update or revise
such statements to reflect new circumstances or unanticipated events
as they occur, except as required by applicable laws, and you are
urged to review and consider disclosures that we make in the reports
that we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission that discuss
other factors germane to our business.

PokerTek, Inc.
Tracy Egan, 704-849-0860, ext. 106

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