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GWIN, NSS Enter Merger Agreement

27 March 2006

LAS VEGAS -- (PRESS RELEASE) -- GWIN Inc. (OTCBB: GWNI), America's only publicly traded sports handicapping and entertainment company, and National Sports Services Inc. ("NSS"), one of the largest privately held sports handicapping and information services companies, announced today that they have entered into a nonbinding Letter of Intent ("LOI") to combine key assets of the NSS operation ("NSS Assets") into GWIN. The terms of the LOI call for GWIN to acquire certain assets from NSS including, but not limited to, its customer databases, brand names, access to its television and media contracts, Nevada Sports Schedule, sales and operations staff, and handicapper agreements in exchange for GWIN common stock. Following completion of a Definitive Agreement, due diligence, and approval by GWIN and NSS shareholders, the company will change its name, complete a round of financing, and effect a 1-for-20 reverse stock split. Although no assurances can be given, the target date for completing the transaction is July 2006. Based upon NSS's year ending 2005 12 month sales volume attributed to the NSS Assets, the combined company is expected to more than double GWIN's annual revenues. Following the transaction, NSS's current shareholder will hold approximately 50% of the outstanding shares in the newly named company. Jim Feist and Wayne Allyn Root will enter into five-year agreements to provide their sports handicapping services exclusively to the company and following board approval Douglas Miller, currently president and COO of GWIN, will become the company's CEO and Tom Collins, currently COO of NSS, will assume the role of COO. Jeff Johnson will continue in his position as CFO.

GWIN Chairman & CEO Wayne Allyn Root said of the deal, "I am thrilled and honored to announce this deal. Jim Feist and I are two of the most recognizable names in sports handicapping history. Between us we have the highest profile sports handicapping shows on American television: 'Proline(TM)' on USA TV Network and 'The WinningEDGE(TM)' on Superstation WGN. We attract the most sports betting enthusiasts and have built the two largest firms in the industry's history. This is a marriage of industry leaders and legends that will create a dominant market leader. Our merger is a classic example of industry consolidation and economies of scale where a relatively fixed overhead can support substantially higher revenues. This merger will allow the combination of our revenues and the ability to keep more of those revenues as profits, further amplifying shareholder value. Also, as sponsorship, branding opportunities, and database rental become increasingly larger revenue opportunities, the synergy we can offer corporate sponsors with our two TV shows, along with our combined databases, puts us in a strong position going forward. By combining our efforts we will be well positioned to lead the consolidation of the industry and offer a higher quality product to our audience of global sports betting enthusiasts. With critical mass now assured, we can turn our attention to increasing our online presence and open additional sales offices both in the U.S. and internationally."

NSS Chairman, CEO and sole shareholder Jim Feist said, "In the more than 30 years I have been in this industry it has come a long way. Wayne and I have built what are undoubtedly the two premier sports handicapping companies in the country and surrounded ourselves with outstanding handicappers and employees. Given the explosion in the number of gambling enthusiasts and the interest in gaming as entertainment on the Internet and television as well as traditional land-based operations, a consolidation of our industry was inevitable. The combination of certain assets of National Sports Services and GWIN will create a company that is unparalleled in the history of the industry. The newly combined company will have the resources, experience, and talent to not only dominate the U.S. industry, but also quickly expand into other lucrative markets. I look forward to working with Wayne and the talented group of executives and sales personnel that this deal brings together to build a global sports gaming and entertainment powerhouse."

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