Sigma Wins 90-Day License Extension in Missouri; CEO Calls Court Order `A Step in the Right Direction'.

Business Editors

LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 14, 2003

Sigma Game Inc. said today that a Missouri Circuit Court has ordered the state's Gaming Commission to issue the company a temporary suppliers license. The order states that Sigma may operate in the state for the next 90 days on the same terms and conditions and with the same rights and privileges as an annual licensee.

During that period, an administrative hearing will be held to determine the validity of facts at issue in a disciplinary action involving the refusal of an indirect Sigma lender to submit disclosure forms to the Commission.

The order was issued by Cole County Circuit Judge Richard G. Callahan, who heard Sigma's request for a restraining order last Tuesday. Sigma lawyer Donna B. More argued that the Commission's decision not to renew the company's license was based on facts already at issue in the disciplinary hearing and that the non-renewal action violated the company's due process rights.

Sigma CEO Jim Jackson called the court action, "A step in the right direction."

"All we wanted was a day in court, and now we have it," Jackson said. "We feel confident we will prevail in the upcoming hearing based on the merits of our case."

"Most important, we are relieved for our employees. They are honest, hardworking people with whom the Commission has never raised an issue. Today, the system worked for them," he concluded.

Sigma Game Inc. is a leader in the manufacture, distribution and service of technologically advanced reel slot and video gaming machines. Sigma serves every casino market in the United States and is established in Canada, Central and South America and the Caribbean.