PRESS RELEASE
LOTTOMATICA GROUP SUBSIDIARY SPIELO INTERNATIONAL CANADA TO
PROVIDE INTELLIGEN™ CENTRAL SYSTEM IN SASKATCHEWAN
(Moncton, CANADA) - September 14, 2012 - Lottomatica Group
S.p.A. subsidiary SPIELO International Canada ULC (SPIELO
International) has announced that it has recently signed a
seven-year contract to provide its INTELLIGEN™ central system
to support Saskatchewan's video lottery terminal (VLT)
program
The Western Canada Lottery Corporation (WCLC), will use
SPIELO International's INTELLIGEN central system to monitor
approximately 4,000 VLTs. The system is expected to be
installed in late 2012. The contract may be extended beyond
the initial seven-year term, subject to the agreement of the
parties.
The system, which replaces existing aging infrastructure,
will include the following value- added applications:
Distributed Game Management, Advanced Business Intelligence,
and Proactive Diagnostics. There are also provisions to add
further applications at a later date.
"We have had the pleasure of doing business in the
Saskatchewan VLT market for two decades now, and we're happy
to build upon this relationship by providing them with our
advanced INTELLIGEN system," said Walter Bugno, President and
CEO of Lottomatica Group's business unit, SPIELO
International. "This central system will not only answer
their current needs, but it has the adaptability to satisfy
changing requirements over the life of the contract."
"The dependability and integrity of SPIELO International's
systems speaks to their culture of developing central systems
in direct response to the needs of distributed VLT
operators," said WCLC Vice President of VLT Operations,
Tyrone Wolfram.
"Furthermore, the applications we've opted to add to the base
system will allow us to update games and make changes
remotely; to gather and analyze data on demand; and to
continuously monitor the status of our machines. This
valuable functionality contributes to the sustainability of
the overall program.
INTELLIGEN offers stable, secure command and control
capabilities uniquely tailored to operators of distributed
and venue VLT environments, based on more than 20 years of
proven central system experience. It interoperates with a
wide range of VLTs using multiple protocols, including the
Game to System® (G2S®) open
standard protocol.
WCLC operates the VLT program on behalf of the Saskatchewan
Liquor and Gaming
Authority.
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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.
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 earlier ones are available on Lottomatica Group and GTECH websites:
www.lottomaticagroup.com- www.gtech.com
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