IRVINE, Calif. and LONDON, March 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Electronic Game Card, Inc. ("EGC") (EGMI.PK) announced todaythat it has engaged G.C. Andersen Partners, LLC ("Andersen Partners") to serve as its strategic and financial advisor. Andersen Partners is a merchant banking and financial advisory firm.

Due to EGC's current state of affairs, one of Andersen Partners' first initiatives will be to raise working capital funds to enable the Company to engage legal, accounting and other service providers to review the historical operating and financial performance of EGC and its subsidiaries.

Commenting on the appointment of Andersen Partners, Kevin Donovan, CEO and Interim Joint Chairman of Electronic Game Card, Inc., said, "Having the support of an experienced advisor such as G.C. Andersen Partners will allow us to review our operations and identify the most advantageous options for the Company and its shareholders going forward."

    Kevin Donovan    Chief Executive Officer    Electronic Game Card, Inc.    (866) 924-2924    investor.relations@electronicgamecard.com

About Electronic Game Card, Inc.

Electronic Game Card, Inc., (OTC Bulletin Board: EGMI), develops, produces and markets innovative games to the casinos and lottery, toys and games, education, and promotional industry worldwide. The Company's lead product is the EGC Electronic GameCard(TM), a unique credit card-sized pocket game combining patent and patent-pending proprietary technology of interactive capability with "instant win" excitement. The "EGC Electronic GameCard(TM)" can be programmed to suit a variety of gaming and promotion applications.

EGMI's client base is across the $100 billion global market of, sales promotion, gaming and casinos, Indian gaming and state and national lotteries markets. EGMI develops sales and marketing relationships with agents and distributors globally and currently has agents and distributors in North America, United Kingdom, Ireland, South Korea, Mexico, Italy, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, South Africa Australia, New Zealand and Japan.

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