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Scientific Games Signs New Mexico Contract

NEW YORK – (PRESS RELEASE) -- Scientific Games (Nasdaq: SGMS) signed an eight year contract with the New Mexico Gaming Control Board for the AEGIS-Video(TM) system to monitor and control the state's gaming machines. The contract commenced on December 28, 2005 and is valued at approximately $7.1 million.

Scientific Games will install the AEGIS-Video(TM) system and provide ongoing maintenance support for a hybrid network which includes 5 racinos and 60-plus non-profit veteran and fraternal organizations. The AEGIS-Video system will support two communication protocols including the industry standard SAS 6.01 (Slot Account System) protocol and SGI's F-3 protocol which allow the existing gaming machines to communicate to the new system.

"We appreciate being chosen by the New Mexico Gaming Control Board for this important contract in a growing market," said Brennen Lawrence, Vice President and General Manager of Video Gaming Systems of Scientific Games. "We continue to provide valuable enhancements to our systems' technologies with AEGIS-Video(TM) to embrace industry standards and protocols and meet our customers' needs."

"The Gaming Control Board has been extremely pleased with the performance of the AEGIS-Video(TM) system during the pilot," said Interim Executive Director India Hatch of the New Mexico Gaming Control Board. "Upgrading to AEGIS Video allows the State of New Mexico the ability to jurisdictionally control the security and integrity of the machines and the facilities, while allowing new SAS based gaming machines to come to the market and add significant growth to revenue."

The New Mexico VLT network consists of more than 3,000 machines at the state's five racetracks and about 60 non-profits, mostly veterans and fraternal organizations. In fiscal 2005 the total net win from the gaming machines was $186.6 million, which played a major role in adding $34.9 million to the purses offered at the state's tracks.

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