February 25, 2000

ATMs to Dispense Event Tickets

By REUTERS

     COSTA MESA, Calif., -- Coming soon to an automated teller machine
     (ATM) at a bank near you - not only cash and account balances, but
     tickets to the latest shows.

     Tickets.com Inc. which sells event information and tickets online,
     said Thursday it will join with ATM Tix Inc. to launch just such a
     service in Las Vegas this month.

     The pilot plan to turn ATMs into virtual box office windows
     allowing consumers to collect Tickets.com tickets at any time in
     America's gambling capital could later be extended elsewhere, the
     company said.

     "The ATM Tix partnership allows us to create another convenient and
     accessible ticket distribution point for consumers -- their bank
     ATM machines," said Thomas Gimple, co-chairman and chief executive
     officer of Tickets.com.

     "Consumers using these machines will no longer have to be dependent
     on the box-office or retail outlet's operating hours to retrieve
     tickets."

     Gimple noted that ATM Tix technology, combined with a bank's own
     ATM machines "becomes a highly secure distribution point, open 24
     hours a day."

     "Bank ATM machines (sic) are a user-friendly and familiar form of
     technology to consumers," said Jerry Frazee, president and chief
     executive officer of ATM Tix. "It makes perfect sense to combine
     electronic ticket ordering with electronic ticket delivery --
     nothing could be more convenient.

     "Consumers will actually be able to hold the ticket in their hand,
     as opposed to just a redeemable voucher, which has often been the
     case in the past."

     To order tickets, customers log on to www.tickets.com, where they
     select what they want. After purchase, the tickets can be picked up
     at select bank ATM locations, with the customer's identity verified
     through the credit card number. The purchaser also has the option
     of having tickets mailed or picking them up at the box office on
     the day of the show.

     Initially, the service is for events at the Thomas & Mack Center,
     Sam Boyd Stadium, Cox Pavilion and other venues for which
     Tickets.com distributes tickets in Las Vegas.


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