Caesars Entertainment to Form New Growth-Oriented Venture

Apollo Management and TPG Capital to Invest $500 Million; Capital Raise Can Grow to $1.2 Billion

Caesars Entertainment Corporation ("Caesars") (CZR) today announced that its Board of Directors has approved the material terms of a strategic transaction intended to improve the company's capital structure and provide support for new projects. As part of the transaction, Caesars will form a new growth-oriented entity, Caesars Growth Partners, LLC ("Growth Partners"), to be owned by Caesars and participating Caesars stockholders. The transaction is intended to provide capital to allow Caesars to continue to fund growth opportunities in a less levered and more flexible vehicle than its existing operating subsidiaries.  In addition, the transaction will result in a cash infusion into Caesars Entertainment Operating Company, Inc. ("CEOC") from the sale of certain assets to Growth Partners, while also freeing CEOC from funding future equity contributions required for certain projects under development.

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PokerTek and Carnival Corporation & plc Enter into 5-Year Contract

PokerTek, Inc. ( PTEK ) today announced the Company has renewed its contract with Carnival Corporation & plc through December 2017.

"Carnival Corporation & plc has been a great business partner over the past 6 years, and we are pleased to renew and extend our relationship with the world's largest cruise operator," said Mark Roberson, PokerTek's Chief Executive Officer.

"We look forward to providing passengers aboard Carnival Cruise Lines, Holland America Line, Princess Cruises, Costa Cruises, Cunard and P&O Cruises with exceptional gaming experiences for many years to come."

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Glu Mobile Launches First Real-Money Gambling Offering with Probability

Glu Mobile Launches First Real-Money Gambling Offering with Probability
Mobile slot game featuring intellectual property from Glu`s popular Samurai vs. Zombies Defense is immediately available in the UK

San Francisco, Calif. - Mar. 12, 2012 - Glu Mobile Inc. (GLUU), a leading global developer and publisher of freemium games for smartphone and tablet devices, today announced the availability of the company`s first real-money mobile gambling offering through Probability plc, the mobile entertainment gambling provider. The mobile slot game features intellectual property from Glu`s popular Samurai vs. Zombies Defense and is made available to mobile real-money gamers in the UK through Probability`s distribution network.

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Playboy selects Amaya for Online Gaming

Amaya Gaming Group Inc. ("Amaya" or the "Corporation") (TSXV:AYA.V - News), an entertainment solutions provider for the regulated gaming industry, is pleased to announce a global licensing agreement with Playboy Enterprises ("Playboy") through which Amaya and Playboy will collaborate and develop online gaming initiatives in poker and lottery featuring the iconic Playboy brand in selected territories where permitted around the world.  Detailed development and marketing initiatives are underway and initial roll-out is anticipated to begin in early 2013.

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Penn National Gaming Announces Intent to Pursue the Separation of Its Real Estate Assets from Its Operating Assets

- First Gaming Company to Split its Businesses into Two Separate Publicly Traded Companies, a Gaming Focused REIT and a Gaming Operator -

- REIT Would Own 17 Casino Facilities Encompassing Over 3,200 Acres of Land, 6.9 Million Square Feet of Building Space and 20,000 Structured Parking Spaces -

- Establishes 2013 Full Year Guidance for Penn National Gaming as well as Pro Forma Guidance for the Operating Entity, Penn National Gaming, and Publicly Traded Real Estate Investment Trust -

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