(BSNS WIRE) Total Entertainment Launches DragonGaming.com
Total Entertainment Launches DragonGaming.com
Business & Entertainment Editors
RED BANK, N.J./MONTREAL, Quebec--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 8,
1999--Total Entertainment Inc. (NASD OTC BB: TTLN) is pleased to
announce that its wholly owned subsidiary Intercapital Canada Ltee.,
in a joint venture with Independent Growth Finders Inc. (V:IGF) has
launched Version 1.1 of TheLuckyDragonCasino.com, an Asian specific
online casino. Version 1.1 launched today is a Chinese and English
language site. Later versions will be launched in Japanese, Korean,
and other languages as we roll out our Asian Program.
Independent Growth Finders Inc. (V:IGF), Intercapital's joint
venture partner in this site, with offices in Singapore, Hong Kong,
Taiwan, Vancouver and Toronto, will easily focus the Asian specific
marketing message locally, in these countries and in Asian communities
worldwide.
TheLuckyDragonCasino.com web site is translated into Chinese and
is intended for use by Chinese web browsers and operating systems. An
English default version is also available. Visitors to the web site
can download casino software including 25 machine and table games.
Also a Java version utilizing Shockwave technology is available and
can be played at the web site.
Estimated internet use in the Asia Pacific Region has exceeded
thirty million (30,000,000) users in 1998, and growing exponentially
by over three hundred percent (300%) per year. Furthermore, total
gambling turnover statistics for Asia are the highest in the world,
surpassing six hundred billion dollars (US$600 billion) in 1997.
Leisure and gambling research analysts have predicted that online
gaming in Asia will become a US$10 billion market ($25 billion
worldwide) by the year 2002. Forrester Research estimated that
worldwide Internet commerce could reach as high as $3.2 trillion in
2003. The 1998 Casino and Gaming Business Market Research Handbook
predicts that the Internet gaming market could reach US$100 billion to
US$200 billion in annual revenues by 2005.
TheLuckyDragonCasino can be found at:
theluckydragoncasino.com
dragongaming.com
dragonbet.com
Total Entertainment Inc. is committed to becoming the leader in
the online gaming and e-commerce industry. It is a debt-free
corporation that has experienced explosive growth since its inception
just nine months ago. Successful competitors in the exploding online
casino and gaming industry include Cryptologic (TSE:CRY.TO), GLC
Limited (OTC BB:GLXW), Starnet Communications International Inc. (OTC
BB: SNMM), GoCall Inc. (OTC BB: GOCA), GIC Global Entertainment Corp.
(OTC BB:GGNC), Cybergames Inc. (OTC BB: CYGA), YouBet.com (OTC BB:
UBET), and Atlantic International Entertainment Ltd. (OTC BB: AIEE).
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materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements
including, but not limited to, certain delays in testing and
evaluation of products and other risks.
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CONTACT: Total Entertainment Inc.
Lewis Taylor, 310/575-9505 (investor relations)
e-mail: investors@totalentertainmentinc.com
or
Independent Growth Finders Inc.
Len Tarasow, 416/227-2682 (investor relations)
igf@intergate.bc.ca
KEYWORD: cdtim NEW JERSEY INTERNATIONAL CANADA ASIA PACIFIC
INDUSTRY KEYWORD: INTERACTIVE/MULTIMEDIA/INTERNET
COMPUTERS/ELECTRONICS COMED ENTERTAINMENT PRODUCT
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