PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND – May 11, 2009 - Lottomatica S.p.A. announced that its subsidiary GTECH Corporation has been awarded a four-year contract by the Belgium National Lottery, La Loterie Nationale, for the implementation of a new, comprehensive Interactive Gaming System. La Loterie Nationale chose GTECH through a competitive procurement process.

Under the proposed contract, GTECH will install its latest ES NEW MEDIA solution, an end-to-end eCommerce solution that positions lotteries for the future direction of interactive channels. In a multi-phased implementation, the system will deploy traditional lottery style games such as EuroMillions, Pick3, KENO, Joker, Lotto, and Instant games, and has the capability of introducing other interactive games over time. Initially launching on the Internet, the system will allow for the expansion of services across interactive television and mobile channels.

“La Loterie Nationale understands the needs of its players and offering them the added convenience of purchasing lottery tickets through ‘new media’ channels such as the Internet,” said GTECH President and CEO Jaymin B. Patel. “We look forward to assisting the Lottery in providing an interactive solution that opens up additional sales channels to extend lottery games to a new audience of mobile players.”

“This is a completely new challenge and opportunity to enter into a market segment we have been absent in until now,” said La Loterie Nationale CEO Ivan Pittevils. “We are confident this will open up a whole new way of doing business with new clients, and thus will expand our commercial potential and our profitability in a socially responsible way.”

GTECH has been La Loterie Nationale’s online and instant-ticket services provider since 1992. La Loterie Nationale raises funds for public interests and charities.

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Lottomatica is a market leader in the Italian gaming industry and one of the largest Lottery operators in the world based on total wagers and, through its subsidiary GTECH Corporation, is a leading provider of lottery and gaming technology solutions worldwide. Together, the Company is the only vertically integrated full service lottery company. Lottomatica is majority owned by De Agostini, which belongs to a century-old publishing and media services group. Lottomatica is listed on the Stock Exchange of Milan under the trading symbol “LTO”. In 2008, the Company had approximately €2.1 billion in revenues and 7,500 employees in over 50 countries when combined with GTECH.