LAS VEGAS, March 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Gaming Partners International Corporation (Nasdaq: GPIC), a leading provider of casino currency and table game equipment worldwide, announced that it has completed delivery of casino furniture, casino chips and associated gaming products for the opening of River City Casino, located in St. Louis, Missouri.

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The company supplied all of the casino's gaming tables, as well as the pit podiums, security podiums and host podiums. All of the furniture was custom-built to accommodate River City's unique design and operational requirements.

In addition, GPI provided the River City Casino with its associated table game equipment, which included GPI's North American market-leading Paulson® line of gaming chips, as well as precision dice, table layouts, roulette wheels and table game accessories.

"We are extremely pleased in the confidence that River City has shown by selecting GPI to supply its table games furniture and other related equipment," said Greg Gronau, President and CEO for GPI. "Their attention to detail, in both the design of the casino and the style and functionality of the custom tables and state of the art podiums, helped GPI take gaming furniture to an entirely new level. We are proud to have played a part in the opening of such a beautiful and impressive new property."

River City Casino, which opened on March 4, is owned and operated by Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc.

About Gaming Partners International Corporation

GPI manufactures and supplies casino table games and equipment to licensed casinos worldwide. Under the brand names of Paulson®, Bourgogne et Grasset® and Bud Jones®, GPI provides casino currency such as chips, plaques and jetons; gaming furniture and accessories; table layouts; playing cards; dice; and roulette wheels. GPI pioneered the use of security features such as RFID technology in casino chips, and provides RFID solutions including chips, readers and displays. Headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada, GPI also has offices Beaune, France; San Luis Rio Colorado, Mexico; Atlantic City, New Jersey, and Gulfport Mississippi. For additional information, please visit www.gpigaming.com.

    Contact:        Lauren Coombs, Director of Marketing, GPI                    +1 702 598 2400                    lcoombs@gpigaming.com

SOURCE Gaming Partners International Corporation