Wells-Gardner Announces Its American Gaming & Electronics Subsidiary Has Been Appointed Sales Distributor for North and South America by Nanoptix

CHICAGO, IL–(Marketwire – July 22, 2010) –  Wells-Gardner Electronics Corporation (NYSE Amex: WGA) announced that its American Gaming & Electronics (AGE) subsidiary has been appointed sales distributor by Nanoptix of New Brunswick, Canada for North and South America.

“We are delighted to be partnering with Nanoptix,” said Anthony Spier, Wells-Gardner’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “Nanoptix is a high quality global manufacturer of printers for the gaming industry. They have excellent engineering, sales, service and administrative personnel and an aggressive management philosophy that is totally customer focused.”

“We are pleased to be working with a company of the reputation of Wells-Gardner and its subsidiary American Gaming & Electronics,” said Jean-Louis Drapeau, Nanoptix’s Vice President of Sales & Marketing. “Wells Gardner and American Gaming & Electronics have an excellent reputation for high quality sales, service and engineering support. In addition, AGE is expecting to get licensed in the Illinois Video Lottery Terminal market as a distributor.”

Founded in 1925, Wells-Gardner Electronics Corporation is a distributor and manufacturer of color video monitors and other related distribution products for a variety of markets including, but not limited to, gaming machine manufacturers, casinos, coin-operated video game manufacturers and other display integrators. The Company has most of its LCD monitors manufactured in Mainland China. In addition, the Company’s American Gaming & Electronics, Inc. subsidiary (“AGE”), a leading parts distributor to the gaming markets, sells parts and services to over 700 casinos in North America with offices in Las Vegas, Nevada, Hammonton, New Jersey, Miami, Florida and McCook, Illinois. AGE is planning to enter in 2010 the Illinois Video Lottery market as a distributor. AGE also sells refurbished gaming machines on a global basis.

Nanoptix Inc. is a global thermal printer solutions provider for Gaming, Lottery, Amusement, Transportation, Kiosk and Point-of-Sale markets. With over 100,000 printers and systems installed worldwide, Nanoptix has earned a reputation for excellent value and outstanding customer support and service. For more information, please visit www.nanoptix.com 

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Those statements include statements regarding the intent, belief or expectations of the Company and its management. Readers are cautioned that the forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve a number of risks and uncertainties, and that actual results could differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statement. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, development of competing technologies, availability of adequate credit, interruption or loss of supply from key suppliers, increased competition, the regulatory process and regulatory and legislative changes affecting the gaming industry. Wells-Gardner assumes no obligation to update the information contained in this release to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this release or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. For additional investor information, please contact Jim Brace – Wells-Gardner at (708) 290-2120 or Alan Woinski – Gaming USA Corporation at (201) 599-8484.