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Scientific Games Wins Multi-Year Online Lottery Contract in Puerto Rico

NEW YORK – (PRESS RELEASE) -- Scientific Games Corporation (Nasdaq: SGMS) announced that it has been named the apparent winner of the online lottery contract for Puerto Rico. The contract is estimated to be worth $66.7 million and is for a term of seven years. The contract is subject to the negotiation of final terms and conditions.

"This is a very important strategic win for us at Scientific Games," said Scientific Games Chairman and CEO Lorne Weil. "Over the last few years we have proven that we are the fastest growing participant in the online lottery industry and in the next few months we will be introducing games that we expect to increase sales in the industry. Puerto Rico will be the beneficiary of this leadership in everything from terminal reliability, efficiency and bandwidth, superior customer service and superior telecommunications, as well as our ability to bring real entertainment value to these games. We are very excited about the opportunity to partner with the Lottery to create substantially more growth for its beneficiaries."

Scientific Games Corporation is the leading integrated supplier of instant tickets, systems and services to lotteries, and the leading supplier of wagering systems and services to pari-mutuel operators. It is also a licensed pari-mutuel gaming operator in Connecticut and the Netherlands and is a leading supplier of prepaid phone cards to telephone companies. Scientific Games' customers are in the United States and more than 60 other countries.

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