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Scientific Games Signs Lottery Systems Contract with the Hungarian State LotteryNEW YORK, June 6, 2013 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Scientific Games Corporation (NASDAQ: SGMS) today announced that the Company has signed a new lottery systems contract with Szerencsejatek Zrt, the Hungarian State Lottery. The Company was selected for the contract following a competitive procurement process. Under the terms of the contract, which ends December 31, 2020, Scientific Games will implement its AEGIS NGS next-generation central system hardware and software, install additional WAVE(TM) terminals and provide related services. "Scientific Games has been successfully serving our Lottery for many years and we believe its innovative products and services have been a key factor in our growth," said Dr. Kalman Szentpetery, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Szerencsejatek Zrt. "We are impressed by the WAVE terminal and the AEGIS NGS system appears to be the best performing lottery system available today. Scientific Games has delivered once again and we believe it will continue to help our lottery grow." "We are pleased to continue our valued partnership with Szerencsejatek Zrt," said John Donahue, Managing Director, International Lottery Systems for Scientific Games. "Innovation is important to both Scientific Games and Szerencsejatek Zrt and we look forward to further collaboration to drive the lottery's performance." Szerencsejatek Zrt is the only lottery in Hungary, operating over 4,800 retail terminals with total lottery sales of nearly $900 million in 2012. About Scientific Games Scientific Games Corporation is a global leader in providing customized, end-to-end gaming solutions to lottery and gaming organizations worldwide. Scientific Games' integrated array of products and services includes instant lottery games, lottery gaming systems, terminals and services, and internet applications, as well as server-based interactive gaming terminals and associated gaming control systems. For more information, please visit our website at www.scientificgames.com. Company Contact:Cindi Buckwalter, Investor Relations(212) 754-2233 Forward-Looking Statements In this press release, the Company makes "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements describe future expectations, plans, results or strategies and can often be identified by the use of terminology such as "may," "will," "estimate," "intend," "continue," "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "should," "could," "potential," "opportunity," or similar terminology. These statements are based upon management's current expectations, assumptions and estimates and are not guarantees of future results or performance. Actual results may differ materially from those contemplated in these statements due to a variety of risks and uncertainties and other factors, including, among other things: competition; material adverse changes in economic and industry conditions; technological change; retention and renewal of existing contracts and entry into new or revised contracts; availability and adequacy of cash flows to satisfy obligations and indebtedness or future needs; protection of intellectual property; security and integrity of software and systems; laws and government regulation, including those relating to gaming licenses, permits and operations; inability to identify, complete and integrate future acquisitions; inability to benefit from, and risks associated with, strategic equity investments and relationships; failure of our Northstar Illinois joint venture to meet the net income targets or otherwise to realize the anticipated benefits under its private management agreement with the Illinois Lottery; failure of our Northstar New Jersey joint venture to enter into an agreement to provide marketing and sales services to the New Jersey Lottery (including as a result of a protest) or to meet the net income targets or other requirements under any such agreement or otherwise to realize the anticipated benefits under any such agreement; the seasonality of our business; failure to complete the pending acquisition of WMS Industries Inc. ("WMS") on a timely basis or at all, including due to the inability to obtain the gaming regulatory approvals required to complete the acquisition; disruption of our current plans and operations in connection with the acquisition; failure to achieve the intended benefits of the WMS acquisition, including due to the inability to realize synergies in the anticipated amounts or within the contemplated time-frames or cost expectations, or at all; inability to identify and capitalize on trends and changes in the lottery and gaming industries, including the potential expansion of regulated gaming via the internet; inability to enhance and develop successful gaming concepts; dependence on suppliers and manufacturers; liability for product defects; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates and other factors associated with international operations; influence of certain stockholders; dependence on key personnel; failure to perform under our contracts; resolution of pending or future litigation; labor matters and stock price volatility. Additional information regarding risks and uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated in forward-looking statements is included from time to time in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), including under the heading "Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 12, 2013 and in its subsequent periodic reports. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made and, except for the Company's ongoing obligations under the U.S. federal securities laws, the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. SOURCE Scientific Games Corporation http://rt.prnewswire.com/rt.gif?NewsItemId=NY27772&Transmission_Id=201306061601PR_NEWS_USPR_____NY27772&DateId=20130606 |
