Leap Forward Gaming Receives 2012 Technology Startup of the Year Award

RENO, NV--(Marketwire - Feb 1, 2012) - Revolutionary gaming technology innovator Leap Forward Gaming (LFG) has received the prestigious 2012 Nevada's Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology (NCET) / Reno Gazette Journal (RGJ) Technology Startup of the Year Award.

The NCET Technology Awards / Reno Gazette Journal Entrepreneur of the Year Awards is an annual Northern Nevada event celebrating individuals and companies who have greatly enhanced the growth and prestige of technology community, and recognizing outstanding leaders at all levels of business, from small to large companies. The 2012 awards will be presented by Nevada Lt. Governor Brian K. Krolicki at the Eldorado Casino in Reno on February 16, 2012.

The 2012 Technology Startup of the Year award follows the recent award presented by Casino Journal Magazine which named LFG "A Company That is Changing the Way the Game is Played." The honor was given to just 10 companies and came to Leap Forward Gaming less than a year after the company was formed by highly respected gaming technology leader and innovator Ali Saffari.

Saffari continued, "To be recognized within the gaming industry with the 10 Game-Changers award and now as Technology Startup Company of the Year by the Northern Nevada technology community is indeed a tremendous honor. Our employees deserve this honor for developing our patented SaffariNet® wireless system, which promises to revolutionize how gaming devices, peripherals, wide-area progressives, player-tracking systems and server-based systems communicate wirelessly and interact across casino floors. My team's many tireless hours, dedication, passion for excellence, and their many years of industry experience are now reaping the rewards for LFG and the industry."

Leap Forward Gaming has developed a new cutting-edge, low-cost wireless ecosystem called SaffariNet® that delivers real-time, secure and comprehensive information via Leap Forward Gaming's patented technology, all without traditional cables, wires or connections.

The SaffariNet® system has been earning rave reviews from operators and gaming manufacturers as well. Ali Saffari, Leap Forward Gaming CEO, said, "We have been demonstrating the system to key operators and leading manufacturers globally, and the reaction has been overwhelmingly positive. We repeatedly hear operators say, 'This is what we have been waiting for,' and that is very exciting, both for our company and for the industry."

About Leap Forward Gaming
Leap Forward Gaming (LFG) headquartered in Reno, NV specializes in the innovation, development, design, manufacture and operation of wireless communication gaming and non-gaming systems. LFG has developed a new cutting-edge, patented, low-cost wireless ecosystem called SaffariNet® that promises to revolutionize how gaming devices, peripherals, wide-area progressives, player-tracking systems, mobile devices and server-based systems communicate wirelessly and interact across casino floors. LFG's multi-disciplined team of gaming industry professionals has more than 250 years combined gaming experience, with over 500 pending and issues worldwide patents, developing creative and groundbreaking technologies. For more information, please visit www.leapforwardgaming.com.