THE NATIONAL POKER LEAGUE AND CAESARS PALACE
MAY 2, 2006
BRING POKER TO HIGH DEFENITION TV IN JUNE

The Vegas Open will kick off the NPL's inaugural season June 2;

$1,060 buy-ins open the door for a new generation of TV poker stars

Las Vegas (May 2, 2006) The National Poker League (NPL) will kick off its inaugural season of poker in high definition with the Vegas Open on June 2. The tournament will be held in the poker room at Caesars Palace and will be broadcast in high definition on the INHD Network, one of the leaders in high definition programming.

With smaller buy-ins, tournament executives expect a whole new generation of poker players to ante up for a chance to be on national television. "Televised tournaments generally require huge bankrolls," said Nene Gonzalez, president of the National Poker League, "what we're striving for is to be the poker tournament for players with smaller bankrolls and lots of game. They may even become TV stars in the process."

The series will consist of 10 separate, $1,060 buy-in tournaments, open to the general public, with each winner advancing to the semifinal heads-up round. The five heads-up winners will then advance to the final table, where they will play for the chance to win $100,000 in bonus cash, winner take all, which is added to the prizepool. Each stage of the tournament will offer prize money and will be televised.

The NPL is aiming at the younger generation of poker players and fans. Oliver Nejad and Scott Fischman have come aboard the Vegas Open to deliver fresh commentary and offer a new generation of solid poker advice. Viewers will get a truly inside view into two great poker minds. "We believe Oliver's and Scott's dramatically-different styles of poker playing will make for excellent commentary and great entertainment," said Gonzalez.

The new 14,500 sq. ft. poker room at Caesars Palace, one of the world's largest, will play host to the Vegas Open. In addition to the poker action, each episode will also feature segments about the hosting casino, player profiles, a Poker Pro "Tip of the Day," a Tournament "Play of the Day," and a Las Vegas segment titled "Las Vegas: High Rolling and High Living Mojo Style."

The National Poker League (NPL) is a media-focused company – creating poker tournaments and poker related content for worldwide distribution. NPL does not own or operate any online gambling sites. NPL embraces the online gambling community as advertisers and partners in some ventures – maximizing our content creation capabilities without any government interference. NPL, is a division of New Vision Media Corp., a Nevada Corporation with administrative offices in Los Angeles at 404 S. Figueroa Street, Suite 500, Los Angeles, CA 90071.