NEW YORK, Sept. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Scientific Games (Nasdaq:
SGMS) has become the first lottery vendor in the industry to be certified
by the North American Association of State and Provincial Lotteries (NASPL)
for software development and quality best practices. NASPL is the only
trade industry group representing state and provincial lotteries.
The NASPL-defined best practices are intended to provide both lotteries
and vendors with simple, documented and approved methods for building
quality into the product development processes.
The two certifications Scientific Games received - for system
requirements definition and development -- recognize the company's
processes, procedures and guidelines for development and release of
products. By achieving these certifications, Scientific Games is able to
assure its lottery customers it is the only NASPL certified vendor to meet
industry standards for cost, schedule, quality, integrity, performance,
safety, and environment of system changes. In addition, the common
standards will result in operational efficiencies, improved delivery, and
increased customer satisfaction.
"We are very proud to be the first lottery systems vendor to achieve
these certifications from the NASPL, which represents 52 lottery
organizations. We would like to acknowledge the South Carolina,
Pennsylvania and Hoosier lotteries for their help in implementing the best
practices and thank our process action teams, which have been pursuing
these certifications since September 2006," said Lorne Weil, Chairman and
CEO of Scientific Games. "We believe the implementation of NASPL's Best
Practices and Certification Programs will improve the quality and integrity
of the lottery environment and provide increased efficiencies, resulting in
reduced costs and increased profit margins for lotteries, vendors, and
lottery retailers."
NASPL First Vice President and South Carolina Education Lottery
Executive Ernie Passailaigue, stated, "Scientific Games is to be commended
for its achievement in implementing the best practices, as defined by
NASPL. I believe that adhering to NASPL's best practices for Requirements
Definition and Development Process will enhance South Carolina's overall
quality control environment."
"The Open Group has been using its extensive experience over the past
five years to assist NASPL in developing open standards best suited for the
lottery industry," said Allen Brown, president and CEO of The Open Group.
"This certification is another key milestone in enabling NASPL to achieve
its goal of creating an interoperable, open standards-based lottery
environment."
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:
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Scientific Games Corporation
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