PokerTek expands in Ontario

MATTHEWS, North Carolina -- (PRESS RELEASE) -- PokerTek, Inc. (PTEK) is pleased to announce that it has entered into a contract with the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) to add 11 PokerPro tables representing 110 gaming positions at OLG's Woodbine facility in Toronto.

With the addition of the new site in Toronto, PokerPro is now offered at six locations in Ontario, bringing the total PokerPro gaming positions in Ontario to 260. PokerPro is offered at the following OLG locations:

Mohawk Racetrack in Campbellville
Sudbury Downs in Chelmsford
Georgian Downs in Innisfil
Rideau Carleton Raceway in Gloucester
Western Fair District in London
Woodbine Raceway in Toronto

PokerTek has also received official notification that BlackJack Pro has been approved following a successful field trial at Western Fair District in London.

"We are pleased with the growth of PokerPro in Ontario, with 260 gaming positions at 6 locations," said James Crawford, PokerTek's President. "With the recent approval of BlackJack Pro, we look forward to expanding our presence in Ontario."

About PokerTek, Inc. PokerTek, Inc. (PTEK) is a licensed gaming company headquartered in Matthews, NC that develops and distributes electronic table games solutions for the gaming industry. The company's products are installed worldwide and include PokerPro and Blackjack Pro. For more information, visit: www.pokertek.com.

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.