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Scientific Games Awarded New South Wales Instant Ticket Contract

2008-07-24 07:32:00

Scientific Games Awarded New South Wales Instant Ticket Contract

                  Revenue Estimated at $3 Million Per Year



    NEW YORK, July 24 /EMWNews/ -- Scientific Games (Nasdaq:

SGMS) announced it has been awarded a contract as the exclusive supplier of

instant tickets and related services to the New South Wales (NSW) Lotteries

Corporation. The contract, which begins July 2008, has an initial term of

three years and is slated to cover all NSW Lotteries "Instant Scratchies"

business. Scientific Games was chosen in an open and competitive

procurement process and expects to generate revenue of approximately $3

million per year.



    "We are happy to renew our contract with NSW Lotteries, which is a

leading lottery operator in Australia," said Lorne Weil, Chairman and CEO

of Scientific Games. "We see many opportunities to continue to grow instant

ticket sales for NSW and we are glad to continue to be part of the team."



    "The fact that Scientific Games has a world class production facility

in Sydney has been critical to our sales success with Instant Scratchies

over the years," said Michael Howell, Chief Executive Officer of the New

South Wales Lotteries Corporation. "We look forward to building on the

excellent levels of service that Scientific Games and its local affiliate

have provided NSW Lotteries."



    In fiscal 2007, the NSW Lotteries generated over $1.2 billion in retail

sales, over 10% of which was derived from instant ticket sales.



    About Scientific Games



    Scientific Games Corporation is the leading integrated supplier of

instant tickets, systems and services to lotteries worldwide, a leading

supplier of server based gaming machines and systems, Amusement and Skill

with Prize betting terminals, interactive sports betting terminals and

systems, and wagering systems and services to pari-mutuel operators. It is

also a licensed pari-mutuel gaming operator in Connecticut, Maine 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 http://www.scientificgames.com.




Company Contact: Investor Relations Scientific Games Corporation 212-754-2233 Forward-Looking Statements Certain statements in this press release, which are not historical facts, constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements, including those relating to timing of contracts, renewals or other events, business plans and performance objectives, are based upon management's current expectations, assumptions and estimates and are not guarantees of future results or performance. Actual results may differ materially from those projected in these statements due to a variety of risks and uncertainties and other factors, including, among other things: competition; material adverse changes in economic and industry conditions in our markets; technological change; protection of intellectual property; security and integrity of software and systems; laws and government regulation, including those relating to gaming licenses, permits and operations; seasonality; dependence on suppliers and manufacturers; factors associated with foreign operations; failure to retain, renew or perform on contracts; resolution of pending or future litigation; and other factors described from time to time in our filings with the SEC, including our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and except for our ongoing obligations under the U.S. federal securities laws, we undertake no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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