DV8Poker.Com Joins Excapsa Poker Network.

TORONTO -- Excapsa Software Inc., through its subsidiary Game Theory Ltd., a developer of online gaming See gaming. software applications announced today their newest licensee, DV8Poker.com. UK-based AVA Ava, in the Bible
Ava (ā`və), in the Bible, an unidentified city of Mesopotamia, perhaps the same as Ivah. Its inhabitants are called Avites. Leisure, which manufactures gaming machines See video game console. and runs a number of arcade outlets, is behind this new venture.

"As we continue to expand our business in the UK market it is important that we enter into strategic partnerships with licensees that have a presence in the market," stated Jim Ryan Jim Ryan may refer to:

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, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Excapsa. "UK-based AVA Leisure is able to leverage its customer base to our poker network with their background in the arcade arena. We believe the tie in to poker will be a natural."

Sherril McCahon, Marketing Director for DV8Poker.com, agrees, "Online gaming is a natural extension of the Company's existing operations," she stated. "And, our partnership with Paradigm New Media ensures that our venture into online poker Online poker is the game of poker played over the Internet. It has been partly responsible for a dramatic increase in the number of poker players worldwide. In 2005, revenues from online poker were estimated at US$ 200 million per month. is backed by top class expertise in interactive marketing to help accelerate growth."

With a combined customer base of over 1.5 million players, the Excapsa poker network allows DV8Poker.com to launch their site with the critical mass needed to be successful in today's competitive marketplace. Through leading licensee brands such as UltimateBet.com and UltimatePoker.com, the poker network has earned a reputation with recreational and professional poker players as one of the best on the net.

About Excapsa Software Inc.

Excapsa Software Inc, is a leading Internet gaming software developer headquartered in Toronto, ON. Excapsa develops Internet-enabled multi player poker software and manages an industry leading poker network that includes leading licensee brands.

About UK-Based Ava Leisure

UK Based Ava Leisure is one of the UK's leading suppliers of coin-operated amusement and gaming machines, supplying pubs, clubs, hotels, and arcades throughout the Province.

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