LOTTOMATICA GROUP'S ANNUAL SHAREHOLDERS' MEETING TO BE HELD MAY 9, 2012: 2011 ANNUAL REPORT, CORPORATE GOVERNANCE REPORT AND COMPENSATION REPORT AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC

ROMA (ITALIA) - PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND (USA), 18 April 2012 - Lottomatica Group S.p.A. announced that the Annual Report as of December 31, 2011, consisting of the draft stand-alone financial statements, the consolidated financial statements, the management report, and the declaration of the manager responsible for preparing the Company's financial reports, together with the reports of the external auditors and of the Board of Statutory Auditors, is available to the public at the Company's registered office, at Borsa Italiana S.p.A., and on the Company's website www.lottomaticagroup.com, section Governance - Documents and reports - Shareholders' Meeting, May 9, 2012.
Lottomatica Group's Corporate Governance Report and Compensation Report have also been made available to the public via the above-mentioned modalities.
Based on the information available to the Company, it is expected that the Shareholders' Meeting will be held on first call.
Related press releases dated May 5, 2012; March 8 and 9, 2012

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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.

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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 the previous ones are available on Lottomatica Group and GTECH web sites:

www.lottomaticagroup.com- www.gtech.com

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