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Scientific Games Selects Gilat's Spacenet Subsidiary to Provide 3,000 Broadband Satellite Terminals for Four State Lotteries
Monday December 5, 8:47 am ET
VSAT Networks for Use by Colorado, Pennsylvania, North Dakota and South Dakota State Lotteries


PETAH TIKVA, Israel--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 5, 2005--Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (Nasdaq:GILTF - News) today announced that its U.S. subsidiary, Spacenet Inc., has been selected by Scientific Games International, Inc. (SGI) to provide 3,000 Skystar Advantage VSAT terminals for state lottery networks in Colorado, Pennsylvania, North Dakota and South Dakota. Spacenet is also providing SGI with a dedicated hub, which will be used to support the expansion of its VSAT network.

Gilat's VSAT technology is firmly established as a leading solution for affordable, reliable, easily deployable connectivity for virtually any lottery location. Since 1991, Spacenet and Gilat have provided more than 32,000 VSAT terminals for use by government-authorized lotteries worldwide.

"Our extensive experience working with Spacenet on several state lotteries has resulted in fast, efficient network deployments. With Spacenet, we are confident we will receive a reliable, secure network infrastructure," said Misko Pajkovic, SGI's Senior Vice President of Networks and Communication.

Pajkovic added, "Gilat's two-way VSAT technology provides the advanced communications platform we need to provide our lottery customers with uniformly high availability at every location. Skystar Advantage's increased bandwidth capabilities and Internet Protocol (IP) support will also ensure our customers have the technology they need to deploy a wide range of interactive applications in the future."

Spacenet Executive Vice President, Sales and Marketing Christina Clifton said, "SGI's decision to deploy our technology and services on such a large scale is indicative of their trust in our organization. This deployment further demonstrates Spacenet's position as a leading provider of satellite networks to the North American lottery industry."

About Scientific Games

SGI is a subsidiary of Scientific Games Corp. (Nasdaq:SGMS - News). Scientific Games Corp., based in New York City, is a leading integrated supplier of instant tickets, systems and services to lotteries, and a leading supplier of wagering systems and services to pari-mutuel operators. It is also a licensed pari-mutuel gaming operator in Connecticut 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, please visit www.scientificgames.com.

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