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  Park Place Entertainment Invests $2.5 million In NetBooth;  Installing InRoom.com, a Division of NetBooth, 
into 20,000 Hotel Rooms
Las Vegas, NV � January 31, 2001 - NetBooth Corporation, a Las Vegas public Internet access group, announces a $2.5 million investment by Park Place Entertainment, the world�s largest gaming company. 

In addition to Park Place�s equity position in NetBooth, the deal also calls for the installation of InRoom.com, a division of NetBooth, into more than 20,000 hotel rooms. According to Tony Caporicci, CEO of NetBooth, InRoom.com began deployment of its high-speed Internet access at Paris Las Vegas, a Park Place Entertainment property, on Monday, January 8, 2001.  

InRoom.com launched Phase 1 of the Paris Hotel project with installation of the high-speed bandwidth connection and custom PCs in guest rooms and suites. 

InRoom.com delivers high-speed Internet access to guests of hotels, motels, 
hospitals, and resorts.  The InRoom.com system enables guests to view property amenities, check e-mail and access the Internet, all from the comfort and privacy of their room.  Sponsors and advertisers will support the system.  It features 14 �channels�: News, Sports, Entertainment, Business and Finance, Games, Kids, Online Shopping, Health and Beauty, Travel, Internet, E-mail, Local, After Hours, and the host property�s proprietary content.

Through NetBooth�s business relationships with Cisco Systems, IBM, AT&T, WorldWide Wireless Networks, Inc. and Park Place Entertainment, InRoom.com is realizing its potential.  �It has taken a lot of time and energy but we are finally achieving our objective:  To create the ultimate Internet experience for businesses and consumers alike,� Caporicci remarked.  �To accomplish that objective you need state-of-the-art technology, the best creative resources and teamwork.  We have all of that and more.�

In addition to InRoom.com, NetBooth Corporation has a division, NetBooth.com, that builds state-of-the-art computer kiosks with custom software applications for a variety of purposes and VegasPixels.com, the web design and development arm.  NetBooth was founded in 1995.

 
 

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Contact:
Lisa Schmitt
NetBooth Corporation
 Phone: 800-NETBOOTH

Also See InRoom Connect Providing Internet Connectivity and Customer Relationship Management Tools with an In Room PC / June 2000 


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