Revenue Estimated at $1 Million Per Year
NEW YORK, Nov. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Scientific Games (Nasdaq: SGMS)
announced it has been awarded the contract to provide an internet wagering
platform and an interactive voice response ("IVR") telephone wagering system
for New Jersey Account Wagering LLC. The three year contract was awarded
through a competitive procurement, is expected to generate approximately $1
million in revenue per year, and includes the option to extend for an
additional year. New Jersey Account Wagering ("NJAW"), a partnership between
the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority ("NJSEA") and Pennwood Racing
LLC, is the exclusive provider of telephone and internet account wagering
services to residents of New Jersey.
Scientific Games will provide the hardware, software, telecommunications,
support and other services necessary to sustain licensed internet and
telephone account wagering to New Jersey residents of majority age under the
supervision of the New Jersey Gaming Authority. The Company will operate the
NJAW telephone account wagering system from its Quantum(TM) Data Center East
(QDC) and its Trackplay(TM) wagering platform will be integrated into the New
Jersey Account Wagering website, www.4njbets.com. The Trackplay(TM) white
label interactive wagering platform provides complete wagering functionality,
handicapping information, streaming video, race replays, and account funding
services and has been in operation in both the US and abroad since 2001 for
customers including Churchill Downs Inc., Fair Grounds and Tote Ireland.
"As the sole provider of totalisator wagering systems to all racetracks
and off-track betting facilities in New Jersey, we are delighted to now extend
this highly valued relationship to the interactive arena with this contract,"
said Lorne Weil, Chairman and CEO of Scientific Games. "We believe the patrons
of New Jersey Account Wagering will respond well to the improved look and
enhanced functionality offered by our Trackplay(TM) wagering website and will
benefit from the consistency and high availability offered by our account
wagering systems."
"As the exclusive provider of account wagering services in our state, NJAW
systems must be proven, stable and able to withstand the peaks in wagering
that accompany major wagering events, such as the recent Breeders' Cup event
hosted at Monmouth Park," said Dennis Dowd, Senior Vice President for Racing
of the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority. "Our experience with
Scientific Games over the years has instilled in us a high level of confidence
in their people, products and services and we have no doubt that our patrons
will find the new Internet and telephone wagering platforms to be stable,
user-friendly and feature-rich."
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
www.scientificgames.com.
Company Contact:
Investor Relations
Scientific Games
212-754-2233
Forward-Looking Statements
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within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995. Forward- looking statements describe future expectations, plans, results
or strategies and can often be identified by the use of terminology such as
"may"," "will," "estimate," "intend," "continue," "believe," "expect,"
"anticipate," "could," "potential," "opportunity," or similar terminology.
These statements are based upon management's current expectations, assumptions
and estimates and are not guarantees of future results or performance. Actual
outcomes may differ materially from those projected in these statements due to
a variety of risks and uncertainties and other factors, including, among other
things: competition; material adverse changes in economic and industry
conditions in the Company's markets; technological change; retention and
renewal of existing contracts and entry into new contracts; availability and
adequacy of cash flow to satisfy obligations and indebtedness or future needs;
protection of intellectual property; security and integrity of software and
systems; laws and government regulation, including those relating to gaming
licenses, permits and operations; inability to identify, complete and
integrate future acquisitions; seasonality; dependence on suppliers and
manufacturers; factors associated with foreign operations; dependence on key
personnel; failure to perform on contracts; resolution of pending or future
litigation; labor matters; and stock price volatility. Additional information
regarding risks and uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual
results to differ materially from those contemplated in forward-looking
statements is included from time to time in the Company's filings with the
Security and Exchange Commission, including the Company's most recent Annual
Report on Form 10-K. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they
are made, and except for the Company's ongoing obligations under the U.S.
federal securities laws, the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly
update any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information,
future events or otherwise.
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