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NAPP Tour Retains Poker Consultant

5 January 2006

LAS VEGAS – (PRESS RELEASE) -- Hansen Gray & Company, Inc. (OTC: HGCP) announced that its recently acquired NAPP Tour, Inc., a development stage event management and marketing company headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada, has retained professional poker tournament director Matt Savage as a consultant to the Company.

NAPP Tour, Inc., founder of the North American Poker Tour, retained Mr. Savage to manage the development and implementation of the Company's strategic plan to establish poker tournaments throughout North America.

NAPP Tour Inc., an event management, entertainment and television production company, plans to brand, host and televise poker tournaments throughout North America. NAPP Tour's management team has developed strategic relationships with industry experts and leaders to ensure the highest value product is delivered to its viewing audience.

William H. Waldrop, Chairman and CEO of NAPP Tour said, "Matt Savage is a remarkable individual and his guidance and expertise will help us build what we anticipate will be the premier Professional Poker Tour. He will be lead the development and implementation of the tournament structure for the tour, for which we have already received significant industry interest and support."

"I am delighted to be associated with a company like NAPP Tour which has the potential to become a recognized leader in the poker tournament industry. I look forward to working with management to help NAPP Tour capitalize on the growing popularity of professional competitive poker and implementing its plan to establish poker tournaments throughout North America."

Matt Savage is a founding member of the Tournament Directors Association and has garnered the respect of players, casino and television networks. He is the most sought after poker tournament director today, having worked on over 100 televised poker programs, more than any other individual in the industry. Mr. Savage has directed the World Series of Poker for the last three years and has played a vital role in establishing it as the largest poker tournament in the world. Additionally, he founded the Tournament Directors Association and has been instrumental in standardizing poker tournament rules worldwide.

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