Gaming Partners International to Showcase RFID Casino Currency at International Casino Exhibition in London

Gaming Partners International Corporation (GPI) (Nasdaq: GPIC), the gaming industry's leading manufacturer and supplier of casino chips and other table game supplies, today announced that the Company will present chips and plaques available in 125 KHz or 13.56 MHz frequencies, both proven and readily available technologies, at the International Casino Exhibition (ICE) in London January 23 - 25, 2007. During the Exhibition, GPI will introduce its innovative, RFID-based Electronic Chip Surveillance (ECS) system utilizing 125 KHz RFID tags embedded in the chips which trigger an alarm when stolen casino chips are taken through electronic sensor gates. This combines the operational benefits of the 125 KHz frequency casino currency control with increased security protection against employee theft. In addition to the launch of the ECS system, GPI's booth will feature live demonstrations of all its lines of RFID chips and readers with various casino currency control and table management applications. GPI's poker table display will feature an embedded reader capable of instantly counting up to 800 chips and calculating both the total value of the pot and the operator's commission. Arising out of GPI's recently announced strategic alliance with Progressive Gaming International Corporation, the companies will be jointly demonstrating a complete blackjack table utilizing the Table iD(TM) System, developed by Progressive Gaming International, IGT and Shuffle Master, with GPI's 13.56 MHz RFID-embedded casino currency. About Gaming Partners International Corporation Gaming Partners International Corporation, or GPI, manufactures and supplies gaming chips, table layouts, playing cards, dice, gaming furniture, table accessories and other products that are used with casino table games such as blackjack, poker, baccarat, craps and roulette. GPI is headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada, with offices in Beaune, France; San Luis, Mexico; Atlantic City, New Jersey; and Gulfport, Mississippi. GPI sells its casino products directly to licensed casinos throughout the world. For additional information about GPI, visit our website at http://www.gpigaming.com. Forward-looking Statement This press release contains statements that are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, such as the expectations of the GPI's Electronic Chip Surveillance system. Forward looking statements are inherently subject to material risks and uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially from those currently anticipated. Factors that could cause actual results to vary materially from these forward-looking statements include: any significant reduction in the growth rate of new and existing casinos in Macau, the failure of the industry to accept our RFID technology, any unfavorable resolution of a significant lawsuit against us, any patent infringement issues, the development of competing technologies by our competitors, the failure of any supplier to timely deliver key raw materials for any of our significant products, any customer cancellation of a significant order included in our backlog, any domestic or international terrorist incidents, and any unexpected taxes, regulatory, charges, costs or difficulties in the operations of our business in multiple jurisdictions or the manufacturing of our products, as well as other risks and uncertainties referred to in GPI's annual report on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, as well as other subsequent reports filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. GPI undertakes no duty or obligation to update any of the information contained in this press release. Gaming Partners International Contact: Laura McAllister Cox 702-384-2425 lmcox@gpigaming.com KCSA Contacts: Todd Fromer / Lee Roth 212-896-1215 / 1209 tfromer@kcsa.com / lroth@kcsa.com

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