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GTECH's Lottery Inside Technology Offered Through Dresser Wayne Nucleus(R) Point of Sale Platform WEST GREENWICH, Rhode Island, USA (November 17, 2005) -- GTECH Holdings Corporation (NYSE: GTK) and Dresser Wayne, a business unit of Dresser Inc., today announced the successful integration of GTECH's Lottery Inside technology into Dresser Wayne's Nucleus Point of Sale (POS) platform. Dresser Wayne and GTECH have combined efforts to offer the speed, security, and cost efficiency of lottery ticket sales and services on Dresser Wayne retail petroleum equipment. Wayne and GTECH will jointly demonstrate the technology at the National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) show Nov. 15-18 in Las Vegas.
Lottery Inside enables the sale of lottery tickets without a dedicated lottery terminal. With Lottery Inside, a retailer's PC-based POS device connects to a Lottery Inside software application on a network to conveniently perform lottery ticket functions. This will equip the modern retail environment with the necessary middleware applications and open technology solutions required to connect with lottery central system processing. "This collaboration represents a great example of how flexible GTECH's technology has become for the retail industry. By offering lottery as a simple menu option on Wayne's Nucleus POS terminal, retailers can regain counter space and reduce labor through simplified sales accounting," said GTECH Vice President of Corporate Marketing, Chris Lyons. "This is another offering for our Nucleus POS customers to keep our commitment of providing the most advanced technology in the industry," said Dresser Wayne Systems Product Manager, Tom Chittenden. The successful use of GTECH's lottery applications in the retail fueling industry will lead to cost savings, increased revenue, and increased ease of use for the retailers using Wayne's Nucleus POS platform. As part of this integration, Dresser Wayne's Nucleus platform receives GTECH ES Approved(TM) Partner status, a GTECH Enterprise Series(TM) program that ensures adherence to open standards and interoperability. About GTECH:
About Dresser
Wayne: About Dresser,
Inc. SOURCE: GTECH and Dresser
Wayne. INTRALOT Sponsors “Games & Gaming in Greek Antiquity” Exhibition in Chile ATHENS, Greece (November 23, 2005) -- Opened at the “Galeria de Cristal” of the National Library of Chile, on November 15, “Games and Gaming in Greek Antiquity” exhibition explores the evolution of Greek games from 1500BC to 1500AD. The exhibition, organized by the Greek Embassy in Chile, in collaboration with the National Library of Chile, is made possible through the support of INTRALOT, the Greek leading company of integrated gaming & transaction processing systems.
The opening ceremony was attended by distinguished guests from the government, business community and the media. The opening speech was given by his Excellency the Ambassador of Greece in Chile, Mr. Charis Dimitriou who pointed out the significance of cooperation between public institutions and private companies, like INTRALOT, and continued “We strongly believe that this exhibition should be used in the future as a research model for the study of games history in the pre-Spanish and colonial era in Chile”.
Ms BUDNIK, director of the National Library of Chile, stated : “The objective of this exhibition, inspired by Mr. Ch. Lazos’ book, is the presentation of games and the proof that they are not a modern invention, but a tradition stemming from antiquity. On this occasion, I would like to thank INTRALOT for their active support in setting up this exhibition”. Tiberiu Grigorescu, General Manager of INTRALOT de Chile, in his speech, stated: “This exhibition, which we at INTRALOT are proud to have sponsored, offers valuable insights to our past, helping us better understand the present and prepare for the future.” INTRALOT’s CEO and President of the Greek-Chilean Chamber, Constantinos Antonopoulos, noted “Games are a timeless source of information. They enhance perception, encourage daring initiatives, thinking and reward success. We are very pleased to have sponsored this exhibition, which sheds light on less known aspects of the history of Greek civilization, such as gaming, while helping us discover and fully appreciate each era’s artistic expression and cultural values.”
About INTRALOT (www.intralot.com) SOURCE: INTRALOT media release. Lotto Game to End in February 2006; Lottery Introduces Multi-Match BALTIMORE, Maryland, USA (November15, 2005) – The Maryland State Lottery Agency recently announced that the current Lotto game will soon come to an end. The final drawing will take place on February 1, 2006.
Since it began in 1983, Lotto has generated over $1 billion in cash prizes and has produced a total of 622 millionaires over a 23-year span. To replace the current Lotto game, the Lottery will launch Multi-Match. Since the introduction of the Big Game in 1996, Lotto sales have declined. Based on extensive player research, the Lottery has implemented a new game with features that reflect players’ preferences. “We talk with our players all of the time and what they’ve been asking for are better odds, more prizes and a more interesting way to play,” said Lottery Director Buddy Roogow. “Multi Match does just that. Now, for the first time ever, players are able to win by mixing and matching different sets of numbers from different lines.” Drawings will still be held on Wednesdays and Saturdays at
11:07 pm. The odds of winning a prize will be 1 in 8.5. MIDDLETOWN, Pennsylvania, USA (November 18, 2005) -- Millionaire Raffle, a groundbreaking new game developed by the Pennsylvania Lottery, will create four new millionaires on New Year’s Eve.
Millionaire Raffle tickets go on sale Tuesday, Nov. 22, at more than 8,000 Lottery retailers throughout the state. Each of the game’s $20 tickets will offer a 1-in-125,000 chance of winning $1 million. Those are the best odds ever offered by the Pennsylvania Lottery for winning a $1 million prize. Only 500,000 tickets will be sold. “Like any raffle, the Pennsylvania Lottery’s Millionaire Raffle will offer a limited number of tickets,” said Lottery Executive Director Edward Mahlman. “When the tickets are gone, they’re gone.” Because Millionaire Raffle tickets will be sold over a five-week period, Mahlman urged players to sign their tickets and keep them in safe place until the New Year’s Eve drawing. Millionaire Raffle will also offer five $100,000 cash prizes and 500 $1,000 cash prizes, for a total of 509 prizes worth $5 million. The winning raffle numbers will be randomly selected at 7 p.m. on Dec. 31. Each Millionaire Raffle ticket will contain a unique, eight-digit raffle number issued sequentially across the Commonwealth from the Lottery’s central computer, starting with raffle number 00000001. The last raffle ticket issued for the game will contain the raffle number 00500000. When the last raffle number is issued, the game will be closed and no additional tickets will be available for purchase. The Lottery’s live drawing show on New Year’s Eve will televise the selection of the four $1 million top-prize raffle tickets and the five $100,000 second-prize raffle tickets. The 500 $1,000 winning raffle tickets will be selected, but will not be displayed due to time constraints.
A complete list of all 509 winning raffle tickets will be available by 8 p.m., New Year’s Eve, at Lottery retailers, as well as on the Lottery’s web site at www.palottery.com. The tickets will be selected by a random number generator certified by Gaming Laboratories International, the world's premier gaming products and systems testing company. The eight-digit raffle number printed on the ticket must match the eight-digit raffle number combination selected in the drawing – in the exact sequence in which it was selected – to be considered a winning ticket and to be entitled to a Millionaire Raffle prize. Odds of winning a $1 million top prize are 1-in-125,000; odds of winning a $100,000 prize are 1-in-100,000 and the odds of winning $1,000 are 1-in-1,000. SOURCE: Pennsylvania Lottery media release. NEW YORK, USA (November 21, 2005) -- Scientific Games SGMS will upgrade the Delaware Lottery's lottery control and monitoring system to the new AEGIS-Video™ system with the industry standard and most widely used communication protocol SAS 6.01 under terms of a contract announced today. The AEGIS-Video™ system supports the configuration, operation, monitoring and accounting for Video Lottery Terminals (VLTs) and slot machines. Set for implementation in early 2006, the new AEGIS-Video™ system is valued at $3.8 million over the remainder of the contract, bringing the total value of the contract to $18 million. It will run for 45 months, starting May 1, 2006, with five single-year extension options that could extend it into early 2015.
"With more than 6,500 VLTs at Dover Downs, Delaware Park and the Harrington Raceway, we have been responsible for monitoring and controlling some of the most successful racinos in the country," said Wayne Lemons, Director of the Delaware Lottery. "We've been happy with the performance of our existing Scientific Games system and with the enhancements in AEGIS-Video™. The system will easily manage our existing slots and accommodate the addition of new SAS gaming machines that we expect to bring online next year." "The Delaware Lottery has long relied on system technology from Scientific Games. We are excited about upgrading their control and monitor system to our latest open architectured system that will provide them the most flexible and robust tools available," said Brennen Lawrence, Vice President and General Manager of Video Gaming Systems of Scientific Games. "AEGIS-Video™ is implemented using industry standard technologies, the same technologies that Scientific Games used in the AEGIS On-line Lottery System." "The Delaware Lottery has one of the most efficient VLT operations in the United States and we're pleased that they are confident AEGIS-Video offers the solutions for their continued growth. AEGIS-Video™ provides a comprehensive set of gaming functionality that includes a complete suite of security mechanisms to ensure the integrity of the Delaware Video Lottery program." Scientific Games has been the solution provider to the Delaware Lottery since 1995. In the decade since it was launched, Delaware Video Lottery has contributed more than $1 billion to the state's General Fund. About Scientific Games Scientific Games Corporation is the leading integrated supplier of instant tickets, systems and services to lotteries, and the leading supplier of wagering systems and services to pari-mutuel operators. It is also a licensed pari-mutuel gaming operator in Connecticut and the Netherlands and is a leading supplier of prepaid phone cards to telephone companies. Scientific Games' customers are in the United States and more than 60 other countries. For more information about Scientific Games, please visit our web site at www.scientificgames.com. SOURCE: Scientific Games Corporation media
release. Ten years of Veikkaus' Christmas Instant
VEIKKAUS, Finland (November 17, 2005) -- The only Advent Calendar in Finland where you can find sums of money behind the doors will celebrate its 10th anniversary this year. Christmas Instant, launched by Veikkaus in 1995, has had a steady popularity: over the past ten years, the game has been sold for as much as EUR 30 million. In other words, Finns have scratched off the Christmassy
doors of over 6 million tickets. The players have had over 1.9 million joyful
moments, as the scratch surfaces have revealed various prize sums. In all, we
have paid out winnings of over EUR 13 million to the players. Over the years,
94 players have landed the jackpot. OGT’s ‘Winning Partnership Award’ Goes to Nebraska Lottery for the Second Time SAN ANTONIO, Texas, USA (November 21, 2005) -- Oberthur Gaming Technologies (“OGT”) is pleased to announce that Nebraska Lottery and its team has won OGT prestigious Winning Partnership Award, which recognizes OGT’s U.S. lottery client that has achieved the highest growth in instant ticket sales. For the second time since 2002, the Nebraska Lottery has received this recognition, with instant sales that increased by 21% in FY 2005. “The Nebraska Lottery is proud to be a two-time recipient of OGT’s Winning Partnership Award. We have a great team in place here in Nebraska that has generated double digit instant sales growth every year for the past four years,” said Heidi Weaklend, Marketing Director for the Nebraska Lottery.
According to Jim Nulph, Vice-President, US Sales and Marketing for OGT, “It is of great importance for us to recognize the outstanding performance of our U.S. lottery partners, and we have carried on this tradition since 2000. It’s a pleasure to present this award to an organization that distinguished itself, and in the case of the Nebraska Lottery, for the second time. Our clients’ success, growth and profitability are the keywords that guide our business strategies, and we are proud to be part of great achievements such as the Nebraska Lottery’s.” About Oberthur Gaming Technologies (www.oberthurgt.com) With more than 35 years of lottery-specific expertise and over a century's experience in the security printing industry, Oberthur Gaming Technologies is the world’s leader in the printing of innovative instant lottery tickets. Comprehensive services include strategic game planning and innovative conceptual design with OGT’s Dream Team™, mobile gaming, Cyber Games™ as well as state-of-the-art Global Operations and Lottery Distribution System (GOLDS). OGT currently supplies a full range of high quality products and services to 100 clients in some 50 countries. The company has production units or offices in Montreal, Canada; San Antonio, Texas; Atlanta, Georgia; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the U.S.; Paris, France; Vienna, Austria; and Sydney, Australia. SOURCE: Lyse Trudel, Communications Officer, Oberthur Gaming Technologies, (+1-514) 254-3600, ext. 101, Email: lyse.trudel@mtl.oberthurgt.com. For information: Geneva McCaffrey, Senior Account Executive, Oberthur Gaming Technologies – USA, (+1-210) 509-9999, ext. 277. NEW YORK, USA (November 23, 2005) -- Scientific Games [Nasdaq:SGMS] will introduce Racetrax™ as the latest addition to its entertainment mix. The animated game will join the Monitor Games portfolio of the Maryland Lottery, which recently signed a new five year contract worth $81 million with Scientific Games. Racetrax, developed and operated by Tabcorp International, is an animated game, which allows people to bet on car, thoroughbred, greyhound or harness races. Racetrax will be launched in July 2006, and will allow players to bet on animated thoroughbred races.
Racetrax will be sold via Scientific Games’ lottery terminals, and shown on television monitors along with the current keno game. The animations will be distributed via satellite television to all eligible retail locations. It is expected that Racetrax will be seen in about 2000 venues, including bars, clubs and convenience stores. Racetrax was successfully field tested earlier this year in Maryland, gaining an enthusiastic reception from players in all venues. The game has already been a hit in Denmark, the United Kingdom, Croatia, and Canada and is also available through Tabcorp wagering venues in Victoria, Australia. “It is always a plus when we can add extra entertainment value to our wide array of gaming products,” said Lorne Weil, Chairman and CEO of Scientific Games. “The fact that Racetrax is part of the Maryland Lottery, makes this news even better, since Maryland is a known leader in the industry and a long-time partner of Scientific Games.” “We are pleased to be entering the American gaming market with Racetrax,” said Paul Gulbenkian, Tabcorp International’s Executive General Manager. “Racetrax is not only innovative, but technologically advanced. Through our partnership with Scientific Games we look forward to delivering high quality virtual racing games to the Maryland Lottery and an entertaining experience to their customers.” The Maryland Lottery produced record sales of $1.486 billion in fiscal 2005, of which almost a third, over $477 million, went into the State’s general fund to support such services and programs as education, public health, human resources, public safety and more, to the benefit of the people of the State.
About Scientific Games About Tabcorp International SOURCE: Scientific Games Corporation media
release. King Kong is on the Loose at The Empire State Building SCHENECTADY, New York, USA (November 17, 2005) -- New York Lottery Director Nancy A. Palumbo announces the launch of King Kong Millions, the big jackpot game guaranteed to create the most millionaires ever on one drawing. Tickets for the King Kong Millions game officially went on sale this morning at 5:30 am. This exciting new promotional game will only be offered for a limited time and will have a starting jackpot of $50 million which will grow based on sales. In addition to the large starting jackpot, King Kong Millions will also award a minimum of 5 $1 million second prizes and a minimum of 10 third prizes of $100,000.
"The New York Lottery is very excited about the launch of King Kong Millions," said Palumbo. "New Yorkers like the idea of multiple millionaires being produced from a single drawing. King Kong Millions is guaranteed to produce at least six new millionaires on this one drawing, the largest number of individual millionaires created from a single jackpot drawing in the history of the New York Lottery!" Lydia A. Ruth, Director of Public Relations and Special Events Coordinator at the Empire State Building and a close friend of Fay Wray, joined Lottery Director Palumbo at the Empire State Building this morning at 7:30 am to kick things off by purchasing the first ticket ever sold there for the King Kong Millions jackpot game. "I am very excited to purchase the first ticket sold at the Empire State Building for the King Kong Million's game, which I am doing in Fay Wray's memory. As a good friend to me and the building, I know she would be thrilled," said Lydia A. Ruth, Director of Public Relations for the building. "The release of New York Lottery's King Kong Million's game and Universal Studios remake of the 1933 classic will bring a tremendous amount of publicity to the world's most famous building and obviously to the New York State Lottery. Wouldn't it be great if I won?" "King Kong, like the Empire State Building, is a New York icon. The King Kong Millions game is an exciting way to bring this fabulous icon back to New Yorkers and generate additional revenue for education. The New York Lottery is thrilled to have the opportunity to hold the drawing for this unique game at the Empire State Building and to partner with Universal Studios as they release the remake of the classic hit King Kong," said Palumbo. "
New Yorkers can purchase their tickets at any New York Lottery retailer for four weeks leading up to the jackpot drawing, which will take place at the top of the Empire State Building on Monday, December 5, at approximately 10:45 PM. The drawing will be aired live on participating official New York Lottery draw stations. Tickets for the King Kong Millions game will be sold at 1 for $2, 3 for $5 and 7 for $10. For each game played, a unique 9-digit number will be generated. Since no duplicate numbers will be issued, King Kong Millions guarantees that all prizes will be awarded and none of the prizes will be shared. Players must match the complete 9 digit number in the exact sequence to win. Just like Lotto or Mega Millions, players can select a jackpot prize payment option of cash value or annual payments. The New York Lottery created the new promotional game to tie in with the release of Peter Jackson’s remake of the 1933 classic King Kong movie which will arrive in theatres December 14th. SOURCE: New York Lottery media
release. EGET Delivers Mobile Poker to Stream Group and Poker Channel HELSINKI, Finland (November 22, 2005) -- EGET (European Game & Entertainment Technology Ltd Ab), the Finnish supplier of money games for mobile internet, today announced the first results of its global mobile gaming alliance with Stream Group plc, the leading UK mobile content and applications provider. Stream has announced the signing of an exclusive agreement with The Poker Channel to provide and promote mobile poker and other mobile gaming products. The first product, launched last week, will be a mobile poker game developed by EGET, which will be promoted by The Poker Channel under the online brand 'Poker Heaven'.
The Poker Channel is available free to all Sky subscribers and has a BARB audited audience of in excess of 870,000 UK viewers per month. By early 2006 The Poker Channel expects to be available to a further 25 million homes across Europe. At present online poker activity is almost exclusively confined to the Internet. The introduction of mobile based poker will make poker available to players without the need for a PC and presents a huge opportunity to grow the poker market even further. Martin Prantner, CEO of EGET, said: "We are very pleased to see the first results of the Stream-EGET partnership coming so quickly to market. Now, through Stream Group's comprehensive distribution network, the entire TV audience of the Poker Channel will be able to download and play the game on their mobiles, thus extending their gaming experience. This fits perfectly with EGET?s strategy of offering the best of secure mobile gaming across the world market, in a partnership with local best-of-breed partners in order to offer responsible gaming to the public." Gordon Robson, Executive Chairman of Stream Group plc, said: "Poker is the most popular Internet-based game and therefore is the perfect game to launch on mobile. The Poker Channel is enjoying huge success as the world's first television channel dedicated to poker and therefore is an ideal partner for our new mobile poker product." For more information, please contact: Ms. Teija Räsänen, Marketing Manager at +358-9-4130 0142 or teija.rasanen@eget.fi SOURCE: European Game & Entertainment Technology media release. Orange County Choppers™ Drives Up Sales in British Columbia! MONTREAL, Quebec, Canada (November 21, 2005) -- Lottery players in British Columbia motored through Orange County Choppers™ (“OCC”) lottery tickets making the OCC ticket one of British Columbia Lottery Corporation’s (“BCLC”) strongest $5 games. BCLC launched OCC – an Oberthur Gaming Technologies (“OGT”) licensed game - in July and it has done 20% better than BCLC’s other $5 games after only 11 weeks of sales. Through its partnership with OGT, who has exclusive worldwide rights to the popular brand, BCLC is able to give away 200 authentic OCC prize packs and two custom OCC bikes.
In addition to giving away fantastic prizes, BCLC geared up with a promotional tour showcasing an OCC bike and giving away free OCC lottery tickets. “The bike was quite an attraction wherever it went. In a number of places, we pre-promoted its arrival date and time and it drew even larger crowds,” said Richard Fenster, BCLC’s Brand Manager, Instant Products. “Overall we were very pleased with the OCC bike demo promo and of the tremendous success we have seen with the $5 OCC lottery ticket. It has been considerably better than most $5 games.” “The popularity and awareness of Orange County Choppers™ is growing every day, and BCLC really took advantage of this,” claimed Carla Schaefer, VP of New Business Development for OGT. “They created ‘buzz on the street’ with the ticket and promotions, and the sales success proves it worked!” OCC is made up of three principal stars, Paul Teutul Sr. and his sons Paul Jr. and Mikey, who appear weekly on The Discovery Channel’s top rated television show, American Chopper. OCC is recognized for creating custom motorcycles, vastly gaining fans and admirers worldwide. About Oberthur Gaming Technologies (www.oberthurgt.com) With more than 35 years of lottery-specific expertise and over a century's experience in the security printing industry, Oberthur Gaming Technologies is the world’s leader in the printing of innovative instant lottery tickets. Comprehensive services include strategic game planning and innovative conceptual design with OGT’s Dream Team™, mobile gaming, Cyber Games™ as well as state-of-the-art Global Operations and Lottery Distribution System (GOLDS). OGT currently supplies a full range of high quality and innovative products and services to 100 clients in some 50 countries. The company has production units and offices in Montreal, Canada; San Antonio, Texas; Atlanta, Georgia; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the U.S.; Paris, France; Vienna, Austria; and Sydney, Australia. About Orange County Choppers™ ®© 2005 OCC™ and Orange County Choppers™ are registered trademarks of Orange County Choppers, Inc. All Rights Reserved. SOURCE: Lyse Trudel, Communications
Officer, Oberthur Gaming Technologies, (+1-514) 254-3600, ext. 101, Email:
lyse.trudel@mtl.oberthurgt.com.
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