Tuesday, September 23, 2008, 1:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time

Press Release

SOURCE: GameTech International, Inc.

GameTech AGameTech Announces Extension of Stock Buy Back

RENO, Nev., September 23, 2008: GameTech International, Inc. (“GameTech” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: GMTC), a leading designer, developer and marketer of electronic bingo equipment, bingo systems and video lottery terminals, today announced that its board of directors has authorized an extension until December 31, 2008 of the stock repurchase program previously announced  in September 2007. The stock repurchase program originally allowed for the repurchase of up to $5.0 million of the Company’s common stock over a one year period and the extension will retain that original cumulative dollar limitation. Pursuant to the Company’s previously announced stock repurchase plan, the Company has repurchased to date a total of 576,185 shares at a combined cost of approximately $3.6 million.  This repurchase amount represents 4.6% of the fully diluted shares outstanding as of July 31, 2008. The actual number and timing of subsequent share repurchases will be subject to market conditions and applicable SEC rules.

GameTech International, Inc. is in the business of designing, manufacturing, and marketing computerized bingo and gaming equipment, systems, and services. Under the GameTech^® brand the Company provides electronic bingo systems and equipment.  Under the Summit Gaming™ brand the Company provides video lottery terminals and slot machine gaming devices.  The Company also provides other gaming related equipment and services. GameTech International, Inc. is an innovator in advanced wireless gaming applications and devices as well as software and content for traditional slot machine games.  GameTech International, Inc. serves customers in 41 U. S. States, Canada, Japan, Mexico, Norway, Philippines, and the United Kingdom. The company was incorporated in 1994 and is headquartered in Reno, Nevada. 

Such forward-looking statements include the final amount that is expended on share repurchases, the actual number of shares of common stock repurchased, changes in the market price of the Company’s common shares of stock. GameTech cautions that these statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected by the forward-looking statements contained herein. Such factors include change in cash availability to the Company, our dependence on the bingo and video lottery terminal businesses, risks associated with rapid technological change, our ability to retain customers and secure new customers, and other factors disclosed in documents filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Company's most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this release, and we undertake no obligation to update such statements.