ROME (ITALY) – PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND (USA), February 01, 2010 – Lottomatica Group S.p.A. announced that its subsidiary, GTECH Printing Corporation (GPC), has been chosen as the primary instant-ticket vendor for the New Mexico Lottery. The contract award is the result of a competitive procurement and is anticipated to commence on March 18, 2010. Under the terms of the proposed contract, GPC will be the primary vendor of instant-ticket game services to the New Mexico Lottery for the next four years, with four one-year extension options available. With the addition of the New Mexico contract, GPC now services more than 40 customers worldwide.

“We are grateful to have been chosen as the primary supplier of instant-ticket game services for the New Mexico Lottery,” said GTECH Printing Corporation President Ross Dalton. “GPC will provide the New Mexico Lottery with comprehensive game portfolio management so that it delivers the exciting and innovative instant games its players have come to expect.”

“GPC has the right mix of technology, state-of-the-art printing capabilities, experienced personnel and competitive pricing,” said New Mexico Lottery CEO Tom Romero. “We look forward to working with GPC in developing visually exciting games that will help us grow lottery sales responsibly and maximize revenues for the state’s college scholarship program.”

GPC is the fastest growing instant-game manufacturing company in the industry. GPC now has 43 customers worldwide, half of which are from outside the United States.

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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 2008, the Company had approximately €2.1 billion in revenues and 7,500 employees in over 50 countries when combined with GTECH.

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This press release and the previous ones are available on Lottomatica and GTECH web sites: www.lottomaticagroup.com  - www.gtech.com