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TECHNOLOGY INNOVATOR TIM BRITT JOINS LVGI AS CTO / CIO LAS VEGAS, NV (March 12, 2008) – Las Vegas Gaming, Inc. (LVGI), the gaming industry innovator in server-based gaming application delivery through its award winning PlayerVision® system, announced today that Tim Britt will be joining the company as Chief Technology Officer and Chief Information Officer (CTO / CIO). Most recently Tim Britt served as Uber-Architect in the Harrah's Innovation, R&D and Information Technology (IT) Strategy Team. In this capacity, he led the technical teams responsible for the invention, development and deployment of innovative products such as Total Touch, Microsoft Surface and bCode, as well as providing architectural direction for the company’s IT strategies. Harrah's is the world's largest provider of branded casino entertainment and the world’s largest slot operator. LVGI President and CEO, Jon Berkley said, “Tim has long been recognized as a leading innovator in the Gaming Industry and having him join the LVGI team is a true honor. Tim is a critical part of our future and his joining us confirms LVGI’s dedication to continued growth as a world-class innovator and technological leader in the gaming industry.” Tim began his career at General Electric, deploying and transitioning key company systems to more innovative and emerging technologies. Spinning off a project team in cooperation with GE, Tim launched and served as President and CTO to Paradigm Systems which was created to bring innovative new technologies into the GE business units. In 1998, he shifted the focus of Paradigm to the Gaming Industry and formed and served as President and CTO to Paradigm Gaming Systems which developed what was recognized by many as the most innovative and robust gaming system of its time. Paradigm Gaming was purchased by Konami Gaming in 2001. Following the acquisition, Tim served as Senior Vice President of the Systems Division for Konami where he managed the day-to-day operations of the Division including hardware and software engineering, regulatory compliance, marketing, sales, and customer service. He was also responsible for advancing key technologies into industry wide standards by providing technical direction to the Gaming Standards Association with the initial blueprints behind the architecture for BOB (now GSA’s G2S). “Tim's experience in developing innovative and visionary large scale products from conception to production makes him the ideal person to lead LVGI's innovative development team,” Berkley continued. “His further experience leading IT strategy and Innovation at the industry’s largest operator gives him a perspective that makes him truly unique. Tim has reviewed the latest technologies in our industry and his selection of LVGI as the vehicle to re-define the future of gaming is acknowledgement that we are in a position to act as the catalyst for technological innovation to the gaming industry.” About Las Vegas Gaming, Inc. ("LVGI") Forward-looking Statements ###
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