PEMBROKE PINES, Fla., April 6, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- AngelCiti Entertainment's (OTCBB:AGEL) wholly owned subsidiary Worldwide Management announced that it had a gross win of $550,000 in the first quarter of 2004 on a net handle of $11.88 million and that net win in March 2004 was up 14.8% as compared to March 2003. This marks the third consecutive month in which Worldwide Management had a double-digit gain in net win as compared to 2003, with an overall improvement of 30.6% over 2003.
"We consider our performance impressive in 2004, particularly since February and March of last year were two of our better months," remarked AngelCiti president George Gutierrez. "We continue to expand the play and user base of our games as we focus on overall growth and the results speak for themselves. We are excited and optimistic about the remainder of 2004."
The Industry
A Bear Stearns report for the industry pegs annual revenue at $4.2 billion for 2003, while Christiansen Capital Advisors predicts a slightly more rosy picture pointing to an estimated $4.5 billion in revenue for calendar year 2002, saying 2005 revenue could exceed $10 billion. InformaMedia Group, which tracks electronic gambling predicts that online gaming revenue will even reach $14.5 billion by 2006.
The Company
AngelCiti's wholly owned subsidiary Worldwide Management provides gaming software to numerous online casinos including SharkCasino.com, SharkPoker.com and TheHouseWins.com, and currently services casinos in English, Spanish, German, Chinese and Japanese.
This news release contains forward-looking statements regarding AngelCiti's business strategies and future plans of operations. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risk and uncertainties. The company's risks and uncertainties include: intense price competition, economic, political and regulatory uncertainties, the need to raise additional capital for growth and expansion and its reliance on the Internet as a means for promoting the software it sublicenses. The forward-looking statements contained in this news release speak only as of the date hereof and AngelCiti disclaims any obligation to provide public updates, revisions or amendments to any forward-looking statements made herein to reflect changes in AngelCiti's expectations or future events. The representations of net handle and gross net win in this press release are presented as measures of performance for the company that are different from those presented in the income statement in accordance with Regulation G promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission and are not to be considered as revenue or a GAAP related financial disclosure criteria.