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IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Julia Boguslawski, Vice President Investor Relations & Corporate Communications PHONE: 702-897-7150 DATE OF RELEASE: Wednesday, May 22, 2013 SHFL entertainment Opens New Satellite Office in Buenos Aires LAS VEGAS, NV SHFL entertainment, Inc. (the Company or SHFL) today announced the opening of a new satellite office in Buenos Aires, Argentina. This office will manage SHFLs operations for all of South America, including sales and service, and provide support for the Companys distributors in Chile, Peru, and Colombia. Together with the high-caliber team weve built in South and Latin America, the opening of our office in Buenos Aires is another example of our long-term commitment to customers in the region, said Deron Hunsberger, Senior Vice President of Sales for SHFL. Argentina is one of the most robust and sophisticated slot markets in Latin America and we believe that having a local office greatly enhances our ability to be successful in that market. Industry veteran Juan Pablo Irarrazaval, whom the company engaged in July 2012 as General Business Manager for Central and South America, will oversee the operations of the Buenos Aires office. About SHFL entertainment, Inc. SHFL entertainment, Inc. is a leading global gaming supplier committed to making gaming more fun for players and more profitable for operators through product innovation, and superior quality and service. The Company operates in legalized gaming markets across the globe and provides state-of-the-art, value-add products in five distinct categories: Utility products, which include automatic card shufflers and roulette chip sorters; Proprietary Table Games, which includes live games, side bets and progressives; Electronic Table Systems, which include various e-Table game platforms; Electronic Gaming Machines, which include video slot machines; and iGaming, which features online versions of SHFLs table games, social gaming, and mobile applications. The Company is included in the S&P SmallCap 600 Index. Information about the Company and its products can be found on the Internet at www.SHFL.com, or on Facebook and Twitter.


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