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Merit Entertainment David Logan Appointed President of ROWE AMi

Mr. Logan will also retain his responsibilities as President of Merit Entertainment

Grand Rapids, Michigan - Rowe International announced today that David Logan has been appointed as President of Rowe AMi, the leading Music Networking and Jukebox Company. Mr. Logan will also retain his responsibilities as President of Merit Entertainment, the industry's leading Touchscreen Entertainment Company. Both companies are majority owned by Harbour Group, a St. Louis based private investment company.

“I am very pleased to accept this new assignment”, said Logan. “With Merit and Rowe working together on product development, and sharing our capabilities, we can develop better products and solutions for our operators, and implement them more quickly and cost effectively”.

“The two companies will continue to be separate entities, which have distinct distribution policies, although we will begin to coordinate some of our efforts in the marketplace”, continued Logan.

Jeff Martin, who continues as Chairman of both companies, commented, “We are delighted to have Dave Logan, who has demonstrated excellent leadership skills at Merit, now overseeing both companies. This step will allow us to leverage the strengths of both companies in a way that will bring benefit more rapidly to our customers”. The two companies have already announced several joint product development initiatives.

For further information, contact David Logan at 215-639-4700.

About Merit Entertainment
For more than 27 years, Merit Entertainment has afforded long-term return on investment for operators by providing continually high-earning equipment along with updates and upgrades for its products. With an installed base of over 250,000 touch-screen games garnering nearly 4.6 billion plays per year, Merit Entertainment is the worldwide leader in touch-screen entertainment devices. Merit Entertainment's products appear globally in a wide array of venues and appeal to an almost limitless demographic. Merit continues to expand its position in the industry with ever-increasing entertainment, content, and new games. The company maintains a Web site with all the latest information at www.meritind.com.

About Rowe International
As the number one manufacturer of commercial and home jukeboxes, Rowe International has been making places come alive for over 80 years. Rowe understands entertainment better than anyone, and the value of breathing life into a party through music. Rowe boasts the broadest product line available, which means that there isn't a space out there that it can't transform. And with the most dependable distributor support system and product line of innovative jukeboxes and quality bill changers, operators get a stress-free, work-free revenue stream.

As a constant innovator, Rowe International's recent breakthroughs in the digital platform have been made available worldwide, turning the music on and igniting profits for thousands of customers. And now, thanks to the introduction of AMI Entertainment, Rowe International is delivering the digital jukebox experience of tomorrow to today's consumers.