Scientific Games Awarded Kentucky Lottery Primary Instant Ticket Contract

New York, April 30, 2010 -- Scientific Games has been selected as the primary vendor to supply instant tickets to the Kentucky Lottery Corporation. The contract, which will begin in June 2011, has an initial term of five years and allows for extension options of up to ten years. Scientific Games was chosen in an open and competitive procurement process and revenue to Scientific Games will be based on a percentage of retail sales.

"Scientific Games has helped the Kentucky Lottery to achieve record instant ticket sales every year since 2002 to the point where instant tickets now generate 60 percent of our lottery's total retail sales," said Arch Gleason, President and CEO of the Kentucky Lottery. "We are pleased to continue our relationship with Scientific Games, and look to grow our instant ticket sales so we can continue to provide college scholarships and grants to our state's best, brightest and most-deserving students."

In fiscal year 2009, the Kentucky Lottery generated over $800 million in retail sales and contributed over $200 million to the Commonwealth.