LOTTOMATICA'S GTECH SUBSIDIARY NAMED APPARENT SUCCESSFUL BIDDER BY THE KANSAS LOTTERY FOR A CENTRAL GAMING SYSTEM, FOLLOWING COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT

ROME (ITALY) – PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND (U.S.), April 08, 2008 – Lottomatica S.p.A. announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, GTECH Corporation, has been named the apparent successful bidder by the Kansas Lottery to supply and operate the central gaming system that will monitor electronic gaming machines at six gaming facilities in the state of Kansas. This decision by the Kansas Lottery follows a competitive procurement process. Final award of the bid is subject to successful negotiations of a seven-to-10 year contract, and approval of the contract by the Kansas Lottery Commission and the Kansas Information Technology Office.

Further details of the award will be disclosed when such approvals have been granted and upon the signing of a definitive agreement with the Kansas Lottery.

Lottomatica is one of the world's largest commercial lottery operators and a market leader in the Italian gaming industry. GTECH is a leading gaming technology and services company, providing innovative technology, creative content, and superior service delivery. GTECH and Lottomatica together create a fully integrated lottery operator and gaming technology solutions provider – a combined company with worldwide scale, considerable financial strength, and industry-leading customer solutions. Lottomatica is majority owned by De Agostini, which belongs to a century-old publishing, media, and financial services group. Lottomatica is publicly traded on the Italian Stock Exchange (LTO), and in 2007, had approximately €1.7 billion in revenues and 5,900 employees in over 45 countries when combined with GTECH.

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Lottomatica web site: www.gruppolottomatica.it

GTECH contact: Robert K. Vincent Public Affairs 1-401-392-7452

GTECH web site: www.gtech.com