Shuffle Master, Inc. through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Shuffle Up
Productions, Inc., today announced that the two one-hour television programs
chronicling the 2005 Three Card Poker National Championship will air on GSN,
the Network for Games, later this month. The first episode will premiere on
Friday, April 21 at 9 p.m. ET/PT; the second episode will air on Friday,
April 28 at 9 p.m. ET/PT. Produced by LMNO Productions and Shuffle Up
Productions, the two episodes highlight key 2005 regional tournament events,
culminating with the dramatic National Championship tournament held in Las
Vegas at the Rio All-Suites Hotel and Casino where a million dollar grand
prize was awarded. The program is hosted by Mark L. Walberg (“Temptation
Island” and “Russian Roulette”) and Danielle Demski (Miss Arizona 2004 and
Miss USA Finalist).

“We are pleased to celebrate the kickoff of our second annual Three Card
Poker World Championship with the debut of our television program
chronicling last year’s event,” stated Mark L. Yoseloff, Ph.D., Shuffle
Master, Inc. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “Three Card Poker
continues to be an extremely popular table game played throughout the world,
and we are confident that our television program combined with our 2006
tournament will encourage more players to participate in this year’s World
Championship tournament.”