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Scientific Games Chief Technology Officer Nominated for 2007 Georgia CIO of the Year

           The GCLA Recognizes Steven Beason for Excellence in IT

    NEW YORK, Sept. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Scientific Games (Nasdaq:
SGMS) announced Steven Beason, President Lottery Systems Group and Chief
Technology Officer, has been nominated for Georgia Chief Information
Officer (CIO) of the Year by the Georgia CIO Leadership Association (GCLA).
Since 1998, the GCLA has recognized excellence among executives in the
information technology (IT) space with the GCLA CIO of the Year Award
Event. With over 2,500 IT users and multinational operations, Scientific
Games met specific criteria for revenue and number of IT users for Steve to
be nominated within The Global Category with other distinguished nominees,
such as The Coca-Cola Company, Delta Airlines, and Equifax.
    "We are very proud of Steve and feel this recognition is well-deserved.
Steve has been an exemplary leader in determining the next generation of
equipment and services we offer our customers in order to help us stay
ahead of the technology curve in every aspect of our business," said Lorne
Weil, Chairman and CEO of Scientific Games. "Steve's twenty plus years of
experience in the technology field have helped him become an integral part
in deciding the technical direction Scientific Games should take."
    "We would like to congratulate Steven Beason on his nomination for
excellence in the IT space," said Brian Shield, 2007 Awards Chair for the
GCLA. "Steve embodies the ideals of the GCLA by engaging in substantive,
issues-based discussions related to the industries and profession by
sharing his ideas, experiences, and best practices."
    About Scientific Games
    Scientific Games Corporation is the leading integrated supplier of
instant tickets, systems and services to lotteries worldwide, a leading
supplier of fixed odds betting terminals and systems, Amusement and Skill
with Prize betting terminals, interactive sports betting terminals and
systems, and wagering systems and services to pari-mutuel operators. It is
also a licensed pari-mutuel gaming operator in Connecticut, Maine 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. For more information about Scientific Games,
please visit our web site at http://www.scientificgames.com.
    Company Contact:
    Investor Relations
    Scientific Games Corporation
    212-754-2233


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