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The Winner Channel Launches on Mobile Phones and the Internet

Posted on: Thursday, 9 March 2006, 12:00 CST

WILMINGTON, Delaware and LONDON, March 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Winner Channel - Two Way TV and the betting brand of Zone4Play Inc. ("Zone4Play" or the "Company") (OTCBB: ZFPI) - is rolling out on mobile phones and the internet following its success on digital cable TV. This expansion means players will be able to use a single account across all three platforms, whenever and wherever they want.

The Winner Channel offers a range of 'instant win' games including roulette, slots, hi-lo, keno, dice and a unique fixed-odds poker game called face up hold 'em. Players can win a jackpot of up to GBP500,000. This is the highest headline win offered by a UK fixed-odds mobile service. Mobile players will have the added incentive of GBP5 worth of free bets when they join the Winner Channel. Regular players can sign up to a loyalty programme where they accumulate points which can be exchanged for cash, prizes and other rewards.

Guy Templer, Two Way TV's commercial director, said: "With mobile and internet launches we are taking Winner to the next level. It has always been about fun, entertaining betting propositions, but now we can bring our games to a bigger audience. We are not stopping here though - over the next couple of months we will be announcing a series of distribution deals with leading media brand owners to distribute our games. There will also be a series of games based on major TV programmes."

Shimon Citron, the chief executive of Zone4Play, added: "Launching the Winner Channel on mobile phones and the internet represents a milestone in our vision of bringing interactive e-gaming to the masses. But this is just the beginning - The Winner Channel is poised to become a common household brand within the near future."

The Winner Channel was first launched on the ntl and Telewest broadband cable platforms last year. Affiliates of the Winner Channel have included Flextech TV and its channels Challenge TV and Bravo, and Channel 4.

Contacts:

Caroline Cohen, Zone4Play Press Officer, +972-3-575-5778 x112 / caroline_c@koteret.com

About Zone4Play:

Zone4Play, a leading developer of interactive software and technology for the betting and gaming industry, delivers cross-platform solutions that are built for mass participation gaming. Zone 4 Play is a software and technology provider to UK bookmakers, online gaming operators, betting exchanges and to US cable, satellite and hospitality service providers, delivering online solutions, mobile solutions, interactive TV solutions and participation SMS-TV solutions. Zone4Play works with industry giants such as British Telecom, Coral Eurobet, Betfair, Channel 5 (UK), Cablevision and Lodgenet. For more information visit http://www.Zone4Play.com.

Safe Harbor

This press release may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and federal securities laws. These forward-looking statements are based on the current expectations of the management of Zone4Play only, and are subject to a number of factors and uncertainties that could cause actual results, performance or achievements of Zone4Play, including revenues, income and expenses, to differ materially from those described in or implied by these forward-looking statements . The following factors, among others, could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements: changes in technology and market requirements; decline in demand for Zone4Play's products; inability to timely develop and introduce new technologies, products and applications; loss of market share and pressure on pricing resulting from competition, strength and growth of the gaming industry, gaming regulatory environment, and other factors over which Zone4Play may have little or no control. . Zone4Play undertakes no obligation to publicly release any revisions to these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. For a more detailed description of the risk and uncertainties affecting Zone4Play, reference is made to Zone4Play's reports filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Zone4Play Inc.

CONTACT: Caroline Cohen, Zone4Play Press Officer, +972-3-575-5778 x112/ caroline_c@koteret.com

Source: PRNewswire-FirstCall

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