EXHIBIT 5.1

                         L. STEPHEN ALBRIGHT LETTERHEAD


                                                   May 12, 2004


ELECTRONIC GAME CARD, INC.
712 Fifth Avenue, 19th Floor
New York, New York 10019-4108

Re:      ELECTRONIC GAME CARD, INC. (THE "COMPANY")
         REGISTRATION ON FORM SB-2, COMMON STOCK

Gentlemen:

We have examined the Registration Statement on Form SB-2 to be filed by you with
the  Securities and Exchange  Commission  ("SEC") on or about May 12, 2004 (the
"Registration  Statement"),  in  connection  with  the  registration  under  the
Securities  Act of 1933, as amended,  of up to 13,056,137  shares of your common
stock,  par value $.001 per share (the  "Shares").  I understand that the Shares
are to be sold by the  selling  shareholder  to the public  from time to time as
described in the Registration Statement.

I have  examined  originals or copies of those  corporate  and other records and
documents  I  considered  appropriate.  I have  assumed the  genuineness  of all
signatures,  the authenticity of all documents  submitted to me as originals and
the conformity with originals of all documents submitted to me as copies.

On the basis of such  examination,  our reliance  upon the  assumptions  in this
opinion and our consideration of those questions of laws I considered  relevant,
and subject to the limitations and  qualifications of this opinion,  I am of the
opinion  that the Shares,  if sold by such  selling  shareholders  in the manner
described in the Registration Statement,  will be validly issued, fully paid and
non- assessable.

The laws  covered by this  opinion is limited to the present  federal law of the
United  States and the  present  Nevada  General  Corporation  Law. I express no
opinion  herein  concerning  any laws of any other  jurisdiction  and no opinion
regarding statutes,  administration decisions, rules, regulations or requirement
of  any  country,   municipality,   subdivision   ro  local   authority  of  any
jurisdiction.





ELECTRONIC GAME CARD, INC.
May 12, 2004
Page 2

I hereby  consent to the use of this  opinion as an exhibit to the  Registration
Statement and further  consent to the use of my name  wherever  appearing in the
Registration Statement, including the prospectus constituting a part thereof and
any amendments thereto.


                                          Sincerely,


                                          /S/ L. STEPHEN ALBRIGHT
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                                          L. STEPHEN ALBRIGHT, ATTORNEY AT LAW