The Washington State gambling Commission has given its approval for the sale of DigiDeal's newest table for use in Washington casinos.

The five-card stud poker game called 'Trips' is the company's first poker game and already has approval in other states. It uses the Digideal propietary digital card system, like the other six games they manufacture. The game has been classified in Washington as a Class II game, player banked, and as such may be placed in commercial card rooms as well as casinos. Their other games, such as blackjack, baccarat and bonus games, are Class III approved for casino use.

Digideal expects to have around 50 Trips games in Washington State by year end and has already placed them in other states, Ireland and Vietnam where business is booming. They also have distribution agreements in Singapore and Eastern Europe. With poker becoming so fashionable they are well placed to take advantage of the game's popularity and are already developing new games like 'Wheel'em'. The company is currently awaiting approval for their gaming devices in Colorado and California, but have orders for 25 tables from Californian gaming operations in anticipation of obtaining the licence.

President and CEO Michael Kuhn will unveil virtual chips for the DigiDeal no-card games at next month's G2E global gaming exhibition in Las Vegas. With the expansion of their facility in Spokane Valley, where all final assembly of their tables is carried out, the company hopes to be producing around 80 tables each month and anticipate a 15% increase in revenues.

Amongst DigiDeal products are 'SofTop' game layouts with permanent vivid colours, 'Digital Card System' (electronic card delivery system) Platform that can be used to play nearly all traditional or novelty casino games, and their new virtual chip system mentioned above. The latter is a development in accountability for both the casino and regulatory bodies.

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