ROME, ITALY and PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND (US) – October 29, 2010 – Lottomatica Group S.p.A. announced that its subsidiary, GTECH Global Services Corporation Limited, has signed a long-term contract to provide a new lottery system solution and ongoing support services to La Francaise Des Jeux (FDJ), the operator of the French National Lottery. The 12-year contract will run through June 2024 and is expected to generate revenues for GTECH of approximately €23 million commencing in June 2012. GTECH has provided lottery products and services to FDJ since 2000. In its most recent fiscal year, FDJ recorded sales of approximately €10 billion.

“As a fundamental business platform, the central system is the most significant investment a lottery will make,” said GTECH President and CEO Jaymin B. Patel. “As one of the top-performing lotteries in the world, FDJ recognizes the importance of a flexible, scalable system that is easily customizable to meet the Lottery’s unique business requirements and support its next phase of growth. Working hand-in-hand with FDJ over the past decade and learning from our global footprint, GTECH understands that the solutions we provide our customers are based upon proven approaches to adapting to the changing lottery market. As FDJ continues to grow, it will have the tools necessary to support an increasing volume of transactions from multiple points-of-sale while maintaining the highest levels of security, service quality, and integrity.”

Under the new contract, GTECH will replace the existing system with its Enterprise Series solution, specifically tailored to offer a best practices technology approach to support FDJ with the flexible tools needed to increase sales and revenue contributions for the sports development fund in France. The new system is expected to go live in June 2012. GTECH will also continue to provide ongoing services such as central system support and maintenance.

Lottomatica Group 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 companies are the only vertically integrated full service lottery group. Lottomatica Group 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 2009, Lottomatica Group had approximately €2.2 billion in revenues and 7,600 employees in over 50 countries.

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