Poker Legend and World Champion Scotty Nguyen is the New Exclusive Poker Ambassador at Online Gaming Company Expekt.com - The Contract Starts on May 15

15 May 2009

GZIRA, Malta, May 14 /PRNewswire/ --

        - "This will be fun, baby. I am looking forward to working with      Expekt.com and make their successful poker even more popular," says       Scotty Nguyen.

Scotty Nguyen, nick-named "The Prince of Poker", has won over $10 millionin tournament winnings, and is, without doubt, one of the world's mostrecognized poker players of all time with his unique charisma and merits.

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Why Expekt.com, Scotty?

        - I like Expekt.com and its plans. It will be fun to be part of      Expekt.com's future and help them to make their successful poker even       more popular.

What will you do?

        - I will for example do an exclusive video blog twice a month, plus write      a column once a month where I will focus on poker strategy.    - Overall I will be the face of Expekt.com Poker and play WSOP and more      live tournaments in the late summer and autumn. It will be great fun,       baby.

Scotty Nguyen became World Champion back in 1998 when he won the WSOPMain Event. He is currently the only player in the world who has won both theWSOP Main Event and the $50 000 WSOP H.O.R.S.E event. He won the massiveH.O.R.S.E title last year in 2008, a title by many viewed to prove whom isthe best all round player on the planet with the huge buy-in and challengingstructure.

        - We are really looking forward to work with Scotty. He is the prince of      poker and our poker customers have an exciting 2009 to look forward to       with Scotty onboard, says Dan Vikman, PR Manager at Expekt.com.

FACT FILE SCOTTY NGUYEN

Scotty Nguyen

Age: 46

Date of Birth: 10/28/1962

Birthplace: Nha Trang,Vietnam

Nickname: The Prince of Poker

TOURING PROFESSIONAL PLAYER PROFILE

Career Highlights

        - 2009: LA Poker Classic H.O.R.S.E, 1st $339,743    - 2008: WSOP $50,000 H.O.R.S.E, 1st $1,989,120    - 2008: European Poker Championship _20,000 High Roller Event, $251,776    - 2007: WSOP Main Event Championship, 11th $476,926    - 2006: WPT Legends of Poker, 6th $133,095    - 2006: WPT Gold Strike Open, 1st $969,421    - 2005: WPT Jack Binion World Poker Open, 4th $336,282    - 2004: Festa Al Lago III $2000 Final, 1st 185,653    - 2004: WPT Mirage Poker Showdown, 5th $121,509    - 2004: WPT Part Poker Million, 6th $129.342    - 2001: Foxwoods World Poker Final 1st $ 159,600    - 2001: WSOP $5,000 Omaha Hi-Lo Split Eight or Better    1st $ 207,580    - 2001: WSOP $2,500 Omaha (pot limit)    1st $ 178,480    - 1998: WSOP Main Event $10,000 No Limit Holdem, 1st $1,000,000

About Expekt.com

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Expekt.com was founded in 1999 and is an online gaming company with itsmain office in Malta. Expekt.com has licenses in Austria and Malta and is oneof Europe's leading gaming companies offering sports betting, poker, casino,bingo and games. Expekt.com offers its services in 23 languages throughwww.expekt.com and has got more than1.5 million registered customersworldwide.

        For more information, please contact:    Dan Vikman, Press & PR Manager Expekt.com    Mobile: +356-9911-2020    Mail: dan.vikman@expekt.com

http://www.expekt.com

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