13.03.2008 11:00:00
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Multimedia Games Reports Installed Base of Player Terminals and Product Mix at February 29, 2008
Multimedia Games, Inc. (Nasdaq: MGAM) ("Multimedia”)
today reported its total player terminal installed base and product mix
as of February 29, 2008, and provided updates on the markets served by
Multimedia.
Installed Base / Product Mix Update:
The table below sets forth Multimedia’s
end-of-period, installed player terminal base by product line or market
for the monthly periods ended February 29, 2008 and January 31, 2008.
MonthEnded
ReelTimeBingo®
Legacy &Other(1)
TotalClass II& Other
Class IIIUnits(2)
MexicoElectronicBingoUnits
CharityUnits
TotalUnits
2/29/2008
2,988
590
3,578
4,656
3,835
2,469
14,538
1/31/2008
3,209
590
3,799
4,618
3,489
2,513
14,419
(1)
Includes 252 traditional electronic bingo games installed in certain
international markets.
(2)
"Class III Units”
as of 2/29/2008 and 1/31/2008 include 50 units installed in Rhode
Island. The balance of the unit totals for both periods reflect
the placement of units pursuant to the approved gaming compact
between Native American tribes, racetracks and the State of
Oklahoma, including Multimedia’s and
other vendors’ stand-alone games.
The Company had units installed at 15 locations in Mexico as of
February 29, 2008 and at 14 locations as of January 31, 2008. The new
location opened on February 19, 2008 in Monterrey and the units at this
location have generated hold per day well above the levels Multimedia’s
games are achieving with other placements in the Mexico market.
Multimedia had 313 Reel Time Bingo® units
installed at the facilities of two California tribes at
February 29, 2008 and 534 units at January 31, 2008. In February,
California voters approved two referenda that allow four tribes to
increase the number of Class III games they operate. As such, the
Company expects the tribes to remove nearly all of its remaining Reel
Time Bingo units in March 2008. The appropriate gaming laboratory for
the California tribal gaming market is reviewing Multimedia’s
Class III platform and the Company expects this platform and its initial
game offering to be approved in late spring 2008 with initial placements
occurring in early summer 2008.
In Washington State, as previously disclosed, in FY 2008 to date
Multimedia Games has entered into agreements for the sale of a total of
1,170 player terminals and ancillary products for aggregate revenue of
approximately $14.1 million, $714,000 of which the Company recorded as
revenue in Q1 FY’08 and approximately
$13.4 million that the Company expects to recognize over the terms of
the contracts. The Company expects that opportunities to provide new and
replacement units as well as new systems and services in the market will
continue going forward.
Consistent with its goal of optimizing net gaming revenue, in Oklahoma
Multimedia continues the strategic transition of its linked, standard
sequence bingo games and server-based compact games installed base to
one-touch, stand-alone offerings. The table below breaks out by product
line Multimedia’s end-of-period, Oklahoma
installed player terminal base at February 29, 2008 and
January 31, 2007. In addition, as of February 29, 2008, Multimedia had
placed approximately 179 proprietary stand-alone units at Oklahoma
tribal gaming facilities.
The Company will meaningfully increase its floor presence in Oklahoma in
2008 due in large part to the completion of a key customer’s
expanded facility in southern Oklahoma. The initial phase of this
expansion is expected to open in July 2008, at which time Multimedia
expects to add 725 units to its installed base at the property. In
September 2008 Multimedia expects to add 500 additional units as the
second phase of this expansion is completed and then expects to add 175
units in November 2008 for an aggregate increase in the installed base
at this property of 1,400 units over the next 8 months.
MonthEnded
TotalClass IIUnits
Stand-AloneUnits
OtherCompactUnits(1)
TotalCompactUnits
TotalUnits
2/29/2008
1,589
4,418
188
4,606
6,195
1/31/2008
1,589
4,366
202
4,568
6,157
(1)
"Other Compact Units”
represents server-based games.
In the New York Lottery market, Multimedia provides the central
determinant system for video lottery terminals ("VLTs”)
at racetracks in the state, for which it receives 0.75% of the net
gaming win for all units installed on the system. As of
February 29, 2008, there were approximately 13,100 VLTs installed at
racetracks in the state, consistent with levels reported at
January 31, 2008.
In February 2008, the New York Racing Association was granted a 25-year
franchise to continue to operate the Aqueduct, Belmont Park and Saratoga
facilities. The legislation that was passed includes bond financing for
the addition of 4,500 VLTs to be installed at Aqueduct and allows the
operation of a temporary VLT facility prior to the opening of the
permanent facility at that site. The Company expects construction
details and timetables for opening of the temporary and permanent VLT
facilities at Aqueduct to be announced later this year.
Bank Credit Facility:
The outstanding balance as of February 29, 2008 of Multimedia’s
$150 million bank credit facility was approximately $100 million,
compared with $100 million at January 31, 2008.
Since May 2007, Multimedia been funding its portion of the financing for
a key customer’s expanded facility in
southern Oklahoma and the Company secured placements for approximately
1,400 player terminals related to this funding (as noted above). Through
February 29, 2008, Multimedia funded a total of $55 million related to
its customer’s expanded facility, and at
January 31, 2008 the Company had funded a total of $50 million. Upon
completion of the funding, expected in May 2008, Multimedia’s
total funding for this project will approximate $66 million. Pursuant to
the agreement with its customer, Multimedia will be repaid from the
facility’s operating profits in addition to
Multimedia’s normal revenue share, with
repayments commencing when the expanded facility opens.
About the Company
Multimedia Games is a leading developer and supplier of comprehensive
systems, content, electronic games and player terminals for the Native
American gaming market, as well as for the casino, charity and
international bingo, video lottery, and sweepstakes markets. The
Company's ongoing development and marketing efforts focus on gaming
systems and products for use by Native American tribes throughout the
United States, the commercial casino market, video lottery systems and
other products for domestic and international lotteries, and products
for charity and international bingo and emerging markets, including
sweepstakes, promotional, amusement with prize, and coupon gaming
opportunities. Additional information may be found at www.multimediagames.com.
Cautionary Language
This press release provides updated information concerning only certain
aspects of our operations. In particular, we have provided an update on
the number of player terminals placed through the end of February, 2008,
the number of Reel Time Bingo units installed in California and our
expectations regarding the impact of new regulations in California on
our operations in the state; our agreements for the sale of player
terminals in Washington State and the number of player terminals
currently installed in the state; the status of our efforts in Oklahoma
to convert linked, standard-sequence bingo games and server based
compact games to stand-alone machines; the number of installed VLTs in
New York State; and the status of borrowings under our bank credit
facility. Investors are cautioned, however, that our operating results
are determined by a number of factors not discussed in this release,
including, without limitation, the average hold per day achieved by our
machines, our economic arrangements with our customers, and regulatory
and other developments which may be difficult to foresee. Accordingly,
the information provided in this update may not be indicative of our
operating results for this quarter or future quarters.
This press release contains forward-looking statements based on
Multimedia's current expectations. The word "expects," "will”
and similar words and phrases as they relate to Multimedia are intended
to identify such forward-looking statements. These forward-looking
statements reflect the current views and assumptions of Multimedia, and
are subject to various risks and uncertainties that could cause actual
results to differ materially from expectations. These risks and
uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the risks that for
regulatory, competitive or other reasons (i) all of the Company’s
Reel Time Bingo units in California are removed before the end of March
2008 or thereafter, (ii) the Company is unsuccessful in placing Class
III units in California on the schedule or in the amounts the Company
expects, (iii) the Company does not realize the anticipated sales or
placements of new or replacement units and sales of new systems and
services in Washington State, (iv) the Company does not increase the
number of placed units in Oklahoma on the schedule or in the amounts the
Company expects and the key customer’s
facility does not open on the anticipated schedule, (v) the anticipated
increase in the number of VLT terminals in New York does not meet the
Company’s expectations with respect to the
number of additional terminals or the schedule of their installation,
and (vi) the Company’s contract with the New
York State Division of the Lottery is not renewed when it expires in
2010, or is earlier terminated by the New York State Division of the
Lottery for convenience. Other important risks and uncertainties that
may affect Multimedia's business and operations are detailed from time
to time in the "Certain Risks" and "Risk Factors" sections and elsewhere
in Multimedia's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Multimedia disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any
forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information,
future events or otherwise.
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