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Shuffle Master Enters into Patent Agreement22 October 2004LAS VEGAS -- (PRESS RELEASE) -- Shuffle Master, Inc. (NASDAQ National Market: SHFL) announced today that it has entered into an Option and Exclusivity Agreement with ENPAT, Inc. for the purchase of two patents owned by ENPAT which relate to RFID technology for use in a casino. The Agreement provides Shuffle Master with an exclusive option to purchase U. S. patent number 5,735,742 and U.S. patent number 5,651,548. Financial terms of the Option and Exclusivity Agreement and of any purchase of the subject patents were not disclosed. Shuffle Master, Inc. is a gaming supply company specializing in providing its casino customers Utility Products, including automatic card shufflers, to improve their productivity and security, and Entertainment Products, including proprietary table games and Table Master(TM) games to expand their gaming entertainment content. 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.shufflemaster.com. |