Here is an interesting read...
>************************************************************* >M O N E Y M A N I N C. August 05, 1999 >Special Report >************************************************************* > >Applied Gaming Solutions of Canada >AGC.ASE >GOOD MORNING VIETNAM!!!! > >Well folks, this is it. AGC CEO David Aftergood is on his way to Vietnam >today. News is out and it is only a matter of time before the major players >are in position to let this one fly into outer space! > >August 09, 1999 is the date of the official launch and then revenues will >be realized on a weekly basis. This release is MASSIVE!! Once the market is >ready, the value and P/E of this stock will be phenominal. > >It is like a dream come true, when we started covering this stock in March >98, all we could think about was the potential, and now here we are. Hold >on for the ride of our lives. This is exactly what the ASE needs. Rumours >have been circulating that once AGC is off and running, a listing on the >TSE is inevitable. This will provide HUGE exposure in addition to Ho Chi >Min City and a potential list of others. > >The relationship that AGC has to Powerhouse Technolgies/Anchor Gaming is >what analysts consider to be a very integral factor of a company's growth >potential. Being affiliated with a major and a leader in the gaming >industry, solidified contracts and weekly revenues are all part of the >recepie of success. > >Like we mentioned previously, once Market Makers, Financiers and >controllers of the market get in position, look out! They are in it for all >of the same reasons we mere investors are, that is to make money, not for >the good of everybody's health. > >This stock took time to spike past $3.00/sh. about a year ago. Since then >AGC has had to go down the road of re-proving itself, they still are in >this position and until the official launch on August 09, 1999 is >completed, there is still quite a bit of uncertainty when considering AGC >past performance. Though through no fault of their own. We must realize >that they were acting in the best interest of the company and the >protection of the investing public. Managements objectives in a public >company are such to make money and that's the bottom line. > >To get instant news updates, we subscribed to AGC's e-mail distribution by >contacting: > >"Rob Hetherington" <robhetherington@ags.ca> > > >NEWS RELEASE > >AUGUST 5, 1999 >AGC : ASE > >OFFICIAL LAUNCH OF VIETNAM'S FIRST ON-LINE LOTTERY >- Canadian entrepreneurs become major players in >international on-line business - > >CALGARY (Thursday, August 5, 1999) - Applied Gaming Solutions of Canada >Inc. (AGS) announced today that the official opening of the first on-line >lottery in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam will take place in Hanoi on >Monday, August 9, 1999. > >The Vietnamese lottery was developed under contract to the Government of >Vietnam by AGS. The Calgary company will receive a percentage of the >lottery revenues over the next seven years that is expected to contribute >approximately $40 million in revenues to AGS. > >"This is the moment we've been waiting for," said David Aftergood, >President and CEO of AGS. "Since we were awarded the contract 14 months >ago, we have worked hard with our partners IBM and Automated Wagering >International Inc.(AWI) a division of Anchor Gaming a NADSAQ listed company >to deliver a world-class lottery system in Hanoi, incorporating today's >best in tamper-free and fully secure lottery equipment, service and software. > >AGS has an exclusive seven-year contract to provide all equipment, >software, training and consulting services required to install, implement >and train local lottery staff to operate a modern on-line lottery system in >Hanoi. > >The Hanoi lottery system gives players two different games to choose from: > >a daily Lotto 1-2-3, which offers prizes of up to $21,500 US, and a weekly >Lotto 6x36, similar to Lotto 6-49, which has a grand prize of more than >$100,000 US. Each Game has progressive capabilities where byi f the grand >prize is not won it will be added to the jackpot of the next draw > >Vietnam becomes the fourth Asian country with on-line gaming. The other >three are Japan, Malaysia and Singapore. > >Applied Gaming Solutions of Canada Inc. is a leader in providing >comprehensive integrated lottery and gaming products worldwide. Applied >Gaming is licensed in the Canadian provinces of Ontario, Alberta and >Saskatchewan, with several other licenses pending, both domestically and >internationally. Applied Gaming common shares trade on the ASE under the >symbol AGC. > >For further information, please contact: > >David Aftergood >President & CEO >Phone: (403) 266-8900 >Fax: (403) 266-8909 > >The Alberta Stock Exchange neither approved nor disapproved the contents >hereof. |