PRESS RELEASE LOTTOMATICA GROUP ANNOUNCED THAT ITS SUBSIDIARY GTECH GLOBAL SERVICES CORPORATION LIMITED HAS SIGNED AGREEMENT WITH THE NEW ZEALAND LOTTERIES TO PROVIDE ENHANCED LOTTERY TECHNOLOGY AND SERVICES THROUGH JUNE 2020

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, we

have 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 Communications

T. (+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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