GTECH TO PROVIDE BUSINESS STRATEGY AND OUTLOOK AT DEUTSCHE BANK HOSPITALITY & GAMING CONFERENCE IN NEW YORK

WEST GREENWICH, RI - (November 2, 2004) - GTECH Holdings Corporation (NYSE:GTK), a leading information technology provider to government and commercial markets worldwide, will participate in the Deutsche Bank 2004 Hospitality & Gaming Conference at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City .

GTECH's President and Chief Executive Officer W. Bruce Turner, and Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Jaymin B. Patel, will provide an overview of the Company's business strategy and outlook to conference participants on Thursday, November 4, 2004, at 2:00 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time). This presentation will be broadcast live over the Internet via the Company's website at www.gtech.com in the Investors section, or at http://www.corporate-ir.net/ireye/confLobby.zhtml?ticker=GTK&item_id=957481 . The presentation will also be available to download approximately one hour after the live event and will be accessible for 90 days following the conference on the Company's website and at the above-mentioned URL.

GTECH, a leading global information technology company with over $1 billion in revenues and more than 5,500 people in over 50 countries, provides software, networks, and professional services that power high-performance, transaction processing solutions. The Company's core market is the lottery industry, with a growing presence in commercial gaming technology and financial services transaction processing. For more information about the Company, please visit GTECH's website at http://www.gtech.com .