Applied Gaming Solutions Hires U.S. Based Investor Relations Consultant.

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CALGARY, Alberta, Canada--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 31, 2000

Applied Gaming Solutions of Canada Inc., (AGS) is pleased to announce that it has engaged the services of Thomas A. Sandelier, an U.S. Investor Relations Specialist.

Sandelier is the president of the Florida-based International Investor Relations Group Inc. which is an investor relations, direct marketing, publishing, public relations and advertising firm with expertise in the dissemination of information about publicly traded companies.

Working in conjunction with Berkshire Funding out of New York, Sandelier, through his network, will assist the corporation in increasing the awareness of AGS among the various brokerage houses, financial institutions, corporate finance community, mutual funds, financial media, financial analysts, current and prospective investors both retail and institutional.

&uot;We are very excited to have Thomas join our team. He brings a wealth of expertise in developing and implementing comprehensive investor relations campaigns geared towards building a large NASDAQ-like followings throughout North America for emerging growth companies. His appointment is another component of the corporation's strategy of gaining further exposure in the larger capital markets outside of Canada,&uot; said David Aftergood, president &CEO of Applied Gaming Solutions of Canada Inc.

Sandelier's appointment is subject to regulatory and exchange approval where required.

Applied Gaming Solutions of Canada Inc. is a leader in providing comprehensive, integrated on-line lottery products around the world. AGS currently provides technical support for the on-line lottery system run by the Construction Lottery of the Capital-Hanoi in Vietnam. Due to the recent merger of The Alberta Stock Exchange into The Canadian Venture Exchange AGS common shares now trade on The Canadian Venture Exchange under the ticker AGC.V or V.AGC.

For further information, please visit our website at: www.ags.ca

Or contact:

Rob Hetherington Phone: [phone] Communications Fax: [phone] Co-ordinator E-mail: [e-mail]

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The Canadian Venture Exchange has not reviewed and does not accept responsibility for the adequacy or the accuracy of this release.

This release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Act of 1995. Investors are cautioned that such forward-looking statements involve risk and uncertainties, which could cause actual results, performance or achievements of the Company, or industry results to differ materially from those reflected in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on the current expectations, projections and opinions of the Company's management, and the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly release the results of any revisions to such forward-looking statements which may be made, for example to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.