Poydras Gaming Signs New Customer in Oklahoma

— Continues to expand footprint with addition of 100 machines —

VANCOUVER, Aug. 14, 2017 /CNW/ - POYDRAS GAMING FINANCE CORP. (TSX-V: PYD) (OTCQX: PYDGF) ("Poydras" or the "Company") today announced that it has signed a new agreement with a new customer for the addition of 100 machines. The Company will begin placing the machines towards the end of August with a target completion of September 2017. 

"We are very pleased to work with this new customer as we continue to execute on our plan to expand our presence in our core markets," said Peter Macy, CEO of Poydras Gaming. "We also look forward to working with them as they grow their casino into an attractive gaming destination. Our strategy remains to focus on building a strong pipeline for growth through the addition of new customers, organic growth with our existing customers, and by making accretive acquisitions.  In terms of new customers, we have already placed or will place by the end of the third quarter, games with four new facilities, bringing the number of total casinos we operate in to over 30." 

About Poydras Gaming Finance Corp.:
Poydras Gaming is a regional slot route operator with approximately 2,600 gaming machines in operation across over 25 casinos in Oklahoma and Texas.  The Company primarily derives its revenue from short- and long-term revenue share contracts with Native American casinos.  It provides gaming equipment such as slot machines and electronic table games, and project financing to owners, operators, and managers of casinos and other regulated gaming venues.  The company works with casinos, new casino developments, and gaming machine suppliers.  In addition, it distributes casino and bingo equipment, and offers direct and online sales of gaming supplies for poker and bingo. Additional information about the Company can be found on the Company's website at www.poydrasgaming.com and on the SEDAR website at www.sedar.com.  

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SOURCE Poydras Gaming Finance Corp.

Craig MacPhail, Investor Relations | NATIONAL Equicom, T: 416.586.1938, E: [email protected]; James Kim, VP of Corporate Development, Poydras Gaming Finance Corp., T: 604.683.8393, E: [email protected]