Clifton Lind, Multimedia Games’ ("Multimedia’s") President and Chief Executive Officer, commented, "We are pleased to report that our record Q1 net revenue and EBITDA exceeded the guidance we provided last November. This financial performance occurred during a period in which we made significant investments in the development of new products and markets, and in which net income and earnings per share were impacted by start-up costs for the infrastructure required to support three new products for three new markets.

"Today, we are reconfirming our guidance of $2.64 diluted earnings per share and EBITDA of $108 million for FY 2004. Achievement of these projected results is predicated upon the business expansion initiated to date in FY ’04 as well as upon expected developments, including: future placements of additional Class II or Class III units related to signed development agreements; market acceptance of our pending new content, product, gaming engine and system releases in the traditional Class II market; additional placements of new products recently released; and placements of new content, systems and units in emerging markets. Our FY ’04 guidance also accounts for our current estimates of the impact of new competition in the markets in which we currently operate, the various possible outcomes of discussions currently under way in Oklahoma regarding tribal/state compacts, and the uncertainty regarding the United States Department of Justice’s ("DOJ’s") pending Petition for Writ of Certiorari.

"During the first quarter of fiscal 2004, Multimedia successfully expanded its sources of recurring revenue with the roll-out of two new products targeting two new markets.

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