PROVIDENCE, RI – (June 20, 2008) – GTECH Printing Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of GTECH Corporation, announced that Pronosticos para la Asistencia Publica of Mexico has signed a contract with GPC to provide instant-ticket printing services to the Lottery. The contract, which is the result of a competitive procurement, was awarded in March and is effective for calendar year 2008. Under the terms of the contract, GPC will provide all of the Lottery’s instant-ticket orders for this year and will manufacture the tickets at its printing facility in Plant City, Florida.
In addition, as the result of a second competitive procurement, Pronosticos announced in May 2008 that GPC was awarded a second contract to provide four additional games on foil stock to be printed at the 20 peso price point.
“This is a great opportunity for us to expand our customer base in the international marketplace, particularly to be evaluated as a high-quality, instant-ticket supplier in a competitive environment,” said Ross Dalton, GTECH Senior Vice President of Printed Products and Licensed Content. “We hope to build upon this success as we continue to pursue instant-ticket opportunities both in the U.S. and abroad.”
According to the terms of the contract, GPC will deliver approximately 28 games in four separate installments throughout the course of the year. In addition to the 28 games, GTECH will also provide market research support via focus groups. The original contract awarded required GTECH to deliver game designs for two different price points: 5 and 10 pesos.
GTECH is a leading gaming technology and services company. With 5,900 people in over 50 countries, GTECH provides innovative technology, creative content, and superior service delivery to effectively manage and grow today’s evolving gaming markets. GTECH is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lottomatica, one of the world’s largest commercial lottery operators and a market leader in the Italian gaming industry. For more information about the Company, please visit GTECH’s website at www.gtech.com.
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