ROME, ITALY and PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND (US) - November 5,
2012 -
Lottomatica
Group S.p.A. announced that its subsidiary
GTECH
Global
Services Corporation Limited has signed an agreement to
provide new lottery
technology and ongoing services for the
New Zealand Lotteries Commission
(NZ Lotteries). This agreement extends the relationship to
June 30, 2020 and calls for two, two-year extension options,
exercisable at the sole discretion of
NZ Lotteries. GTECH
expects
to receive approximately
€14 million in
revenues over the life of the base agreement. The NZ
Lotteries has been a
GTECH customer since 1987.
"Throughout our 25-year partnership, GTECH and NZ Lotteries have shared a
commitment
to delivering the
highest quality in
every aspect of lottery
products and system
performance," said GTECH President and
CEO Jaymin B. Patel. "Over that time, wehave also
worked closely with NZ
Lotteries to
understand their business processes and vision
for the future.
Together, we have developed a set of solutions and growth strategy that are
essential to ahead."
helping them meet
their requirements
today, and in the
years
Under the terms of the agreement, GTECH will provide
enhancements to the
existing Enterprise Series (ES) central
system
solution,
benefiting
both
retailers and
players
alike. The Company will also replace NZ Lotteries'
online terminals with 1,800 Altura® GT1200
terminals, enabling exciting new games and multimedia
possibilities.
Additionally, GTECH's Lottery Inside in-lane solution will
provide retailers the ability to process lottery transactions
through non-lottery dedicated point-of- sale devices,
improving player convenience and offering ease of execution
for retailers.
In addition to lottery technology, GTECH provides NZ
Lotteries with field services and terminal maintenance. Its
ES Interactive solution, which allows the sale of online
lottery games to players via the Internet, went live in New
Zealand in 2008.
Related press releases: July 02, 2008
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 2011, Lottomatica Group had €3.0 billion in revenues and
8,000 employees in over 60 countries.
For further information:
Robert K. Vincent Simone Cantagallo Lottomatica Group S.p.A. Lottomatica Group S.p.A. Corporate Communications Media CommunicationsT. (+1) 401 392 7452 T. (+39) 06 51899030
This press release and previous ones are available on Lottomatica and GTECH web sites:
www.lottomaticagroup.com- www.gtech.com
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