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GroupLotto Announces First Free On-line Lottery for Wireless Phones

GroupLotto.com, one of the Internet's premier Internet-based free lotteries, currently averages almost 100,000 plays per day and offers weekday prizes of up to $10 million per drawing.

Eric Aroesty, Chief Executive Officer of GroupLotto, Inc., said, ``Our new Wireless GroupLotto enables us to participate in the rapid worldwide growth for wireless Internet access. This new product will provide new compelling entertainment to web enabled cell phone users, as well as exciting marketing opportunities for our partners and advertisers.'' Mr. Aroesty added, ``Wireless GroupLotto will offer the same proposition as our wired version. Users can access the game from their phone by entering the url www.grouplotto.com.''

GroupLotto's wireless application was developed by Moblistics, a leading Wireless Application Service Provider based in Seattle, Washington.

The Company noted that the number of individuals using cell phones for wireless data applications among the US Internet population is set to increase from 3% to 78% in the next 12 months, according to EBU of Cap Gemini America/Corexchange. The Company also pointed out that International Data Corp predicts that by mid 2001, all digital cellular/PCS handsets shipped in the world will be WAP-capable, and by the end of 2002, there will be more wireless subscribers capable of internet access than wired internet access.

Jeffrey Schwartz, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Quintel Communications, said, ``GroupLotto, one of our business accelerator projects, not only continues to demonstrate the success of its business model, but it also continues to demonstrate the success of the Quintel Network strategy. The Company is rapidly emerging as an innovator and leader in the growing on-line promotions industry.'' Mr. Schwartz added, ``GroupLotto's entry into the rapidly expanding WAP market is very exciting for both GroupLotto and the Quintel Network.''

GroupLotto, Inc. is a majority-owned subsidiary of Quintel Communications, Inc. and a member of the Quintel Network.

Quintel Communications, Inc., develops, operates, and invests in Internet-based direct marketing companies. The Quintel Network is an alliance of strategic investments and marketing partnerships established by the Company with leading Internet marketing companies, e-tailers and service providers. Together, the companies within the Network have the potential to market thousands of products and services to a detailed database of profiled consumers via direct, permission-based e-mail marketing, on-line promotions, loyalty and incentive programs, and group buying events. Currently, Quintel's growing network of strategic investments and marketing partnerships includes MultiBuyer.com, GroupLotto.com, itarget.com, skymall.com (NASDAQ: SKYM - news), The Innovation Factory, Inc., GenerationA.com, mortgage.com (NASDAQ: MDCM - news), CyberGold (NASDAQ: CGLD - news), and LCS Golf, Inc. (OTCBB:LCSGE - news).

Moblistics provides fully out-sourced wireless solutions, ranging from content optimization to building applications from scratch. Services include wireless application architecture and design, development and hosting, marketing, promotion and strategic development. For more information, visit the Web site at www.moblistics.com.

This release contains certain forward-looking statements and information relating to Quintel that are based on the beliefs of Quintel's management, as well as assumptions made by and information currently available to the Company. Such statements reflect the current views of the Company with respect to future events and are subject to certain assumptions, including those described in this Release. Should one or more of these underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those described herein as anticipated, believed, estimated or expected. The Company does not intend to update these forward-looking statements prior to announcement of its fiscal 2000 results.

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