GTECH 
By ROME (ITALY) - PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND (US), October 12, 2012 - Lottomatica Group S.p.A. announced that its subsidiary GTECH Corporation has signed a one-year contract extension with the Arizona Lottery to continue providing lottery technology and ongoing services through August 30, 2015.
"GTECH has worked in close partnership with the Arizona
Lottery for nearly three decades," said GTECH President and
CEO Jaymin B. Patel. "Over that time, we have assisted the
Arizona Lottery in growing revenues to benefit good causes,
as well as expanding and optimizing the Lottery's retailer
base, and introducing self- service lottery vending and other
enhanced technology. We look forward to our continued
collaboration in the years to come."
"Our valued partnership with GTECH has been a key foundation
for the Arizona Lottery's success in recent years," said
Arizona Lottery Executive Director Jeff
Hatch-Miller. "Their technical and logistical
support has enabled us to act more strategically, enhancing
key products offerings, and better meeting player
expectations. These strategic actions, coupled with
day-to-day operational support, have contributed greatly to
the Lottery's record-breaking sales, essential to our mission
of increasing critical funding for our beneficiaries, a
variety of state programs that enrich the lives of Arizona
residents."
Under the extension, GTECH will continue providing the Arizona Lottery with the operation and maintenance of the central system and IP-communications network, as well as field services and hotline management for the Lottery's 2,800 retailers. Additionally, GTECH maintains a variety of lottery products in Arizona including retailer-activated Altura® terminals; self-service online/instants Lottery to Go® units; self-service instants-only Instant to Go® units; self-service Ticket Scan® ticket-checker units; and ES MultiMedia digital signage. GTECH operates from a primary data center in Phoenix, and a backup data center in Austin, Texas. Instant-ticket warehousing and distribution services are provided to the Arizona Lottery by GTECH, while a portion of the instant-ticket printing is provided by GTECH Printing Corporation.
Proceeds from the Arizona Lottery go toward education, health & public welfare, economic & business development, and the environment.
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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 CantagalloLottomatica 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 earlier ones are available on Lottomatica Group and GTECH websites: www.lottomaticagroup.com- www.gtech.com
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