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Entertainment Gaming Asia Inc. Board of Directors Expresses No Opinion and Remains Neutral with Respect to the Melco Tender OfferHONG KONG, May 19, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Entertainment Gaming Asia Inc. (Nasdaq: EGT) (the "Company") today announced that its Board of Directors ("Board") has determined that it expresses no opinion and remains neutral toward the unsolicited cash tender offer by Melco International Development Limited (HKG: 0200) ("Melco"), through its wholly-owned subsidiary EGT Nevada Holding Inc. ("Offer"). Pursuant to the Offer, which was published on May 5, 2017, Melco seeks to acquire all outstanding shares of common stock, $0.001 par value, of the Company, other than the shares owned by Melco or its affiliates, at a price of $2.35 net per share. On May 19, 2017, the Company filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), and is mailing to its stockholders, a Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9 ("14D-9"). The 14D-9 explains the Board's position of neutrality and the reasons therefor, and also provides certain information about: (a) the Company; (b) the Offeror and Melco; (c) actual or potential conflicts of interests on the part of the Board; and (d) additional information regarding the Offer. As more fully explained in the 14D-9, the Board has decided to remain neutral with respect to the Offer due to the significant overlap between the Board and the board of directors of Melco and its key subsidiaries. Because of these significant overlaps, the Board believes that, with the exception of the one director, all of the members of the Board have an actual or potential conflict of interest in evaluating the Offer. As a result, the Board believes each stockholder should make their own decision whether toaccept or reject the Offer based upon each individual stockholder's particular investment objectives and circumstances and their own consideration and evaluation of all of the Company's publicly available information, including without limitation, the factors considered by the Board and described in Item 4. "The Solicitation or Recommendation" of the 14D-9. The Company's stockholders are advised to carefully read and review the 14D-9 with respect to the Offer, including but not limited to, the factors considered by the Board and described in Item 4 "The Solicitation or Recommendation", filed with the SEC on May 19, 2017. The Schedule 14D-9 is available to stockholders on the SEC website and will be mailed Company's stockholders. The 14D-9 is also available on the Company's web site at www.egt-group.investorroom.com under "Financials-SEC Filings". Forward Looking Statements Additional Information
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