Gaming Partners International Corporation Reports Financial Results for the Second Quarter and First Six Months of 2016

LAS VEGAS, Aug. 11, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Gaming Partners International Corporation (NASDAQ: GPIC), a leading worldwide provider of casino currency and table gaming equipment, announced financial results for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2016.

During the second quarter of 2016, the Company had revenues of $20.3 million, compared to revenues of $16.2 million in the second quarter of 2015. During the second quarter ended June 30, 2016, the Company posted net income of $2.1 million, or $0.26 per basic and diluted share, compared to a net loss of $0.1 million, or ($0.02) per basic and diluted share, in the same period in 2015. The increase in our net income for the three months ended June 30, 2016 is primarily due to an increase in casino currency sales in the United States and an increase in sales of RFID solutions in Asia.

During the first six months of 2016, the Company had revenues of $36.4 million, compared to revenues of $34.9 million in the same period of the prior year. During the first six months of 2016, the Company posted net income of $2.0 million, or $0.25 per basic and diluted share, compared to a net income of $1.8 million, or $0.23 per basic and diluted share, for the comparable period of 2015. The increase in net income is primarily due to an increase in casino currency sales in the United States and in Europe and Africa, offset partially by a decline in casino currency sales in the Asia Pacific region.

"We are quite pleased with our sales and net income for the second quarter of 2016.  Increased sales of casino currency, RFID solutions and consumables compared to the same period last year drove these improved results," commented Gregory Gronau, GPIC President and Chief Executive Officer. "Our recent acquisition of Dolphin's gaming currency assets will help further strengthen our market position in Asia. We have a backlog of $13.1 million in orders from the Asia market, up from $9.1 million at the same time last year. In the United States, the rapid growth of our playing card business is helping to produce higher revenues but has generated operational challenges. In response, we have invested significantly in additional equipment and anticipate the opening of our expanded facilities in the second half of 2016."

About Gaming Partners International Corporation (GPIC)

GPIC manufactures and supplies casino table game equipment to licensed casinos worldwide. Under the brand names of Paulson®, Bourgogne et Grasset®, Gemaco® and Bud Jones®, GPIC provides casino currency such as chips, plaques and jetons; playing cards; table layouts; gaming furniture and table accessories; dice; and roulette wheels. GPIC pioneered the use of security features such as radio frequency identification device (RFID) technology in casino currency and provides RFID solutions including RFID readers, software and displays. Headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada, GPIC also has manufacturing facilities, warehouses and/or sales offices in Beaune, France; San Luis Rio Colorado, Mexico; Blue Springs, Missouri; Atlantic City, New Jersey; Gulfport, Mississippi; and Macau S.A.R., China. For additional information, please visit http://www.gpigaming.com.

Safe Harbor Statement

This release contains "forward-looking statements" based on current expectations that are inherently subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties, such as statements relating to anticipated future sales or the timing thereof; fulfillment of product orders; new products; future share repurchases; the long-term growth and prospects of our business or any jurisdiction in which we operate; and the long term potential of the RFID casino currency solutions market and our ability to capitalize on any such growth opportunities. Actual results or achievements may be materially different from those expressed or implied. Our plans and objectives are based on assumptions involving judgments with respect to future economic, competitive and market conditions, the timing of and ability to consummate acquisitions, and future business decisions and other risks and uncertainties identified in Part I-Item 1A, "Risk Factors" of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2015, all of which are difficult or impossible to predict accurately and many of which are beyond our control and are subject to change. Therefore, there can be no assurance that any forward-looking statement will prove to be accurate.

For more information please contact:

Gregory Gronau, Chief Executive Officer and President+1.702.384.2425

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