RENO, Nev., Nov. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The New York State Lottery announced today the renewal of its contract with IGT (NYSE: IGT) through the year 2017. The renewal is evidence of the strong partnership between the New York Lottery and IGT, and points to years of mutual success in the market. Since the inception of the video lottery program in New York, IGT has received 77 percent of the new game allocations via the benchmark review process and based upon game performance.

"We're more than satisfied with the partnership between the New York Lottery and IGT," Gordon Medenica, New York Lottery Director, said. "It's because of leading manufacturers like IGT that the program has grown to be what it is today."

IGT provides video lottery terminals, games, software and maintenance in connection with the operation of video lottery games at licensed racetrack venues around New York State.

"IGT is proud to be part of the New York State Lottery program," Tim Shortall, IGT vice president of U.S. eastern region sales said. "IGT has played a large role in the development and maintenance of the program, and we look forward to working with the New York Lottery for many more years to come."

International Game Technology (www.IGT.com) is a global company specializing in the design, development, manufacturing, distribution, and sales of computerized gaming machines and network systems products.

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