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Scientific Games' Key Dual Security System Exceeds $70 Billion Milestone in Prize Money Protected for Lottery Players

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Apr 07, 2016

LAS VEGAS and ATLANTA – April 7, 2016Scientific Games Corporation (“Scientific Games” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: SGMS)  today announced that the Company’s Key Dual Security system has now protected more than $70 billion (U.S.) in lottery player prize monies since the patented system launched in 2004.

Key Dual Security has been chosen by a select number of lotteries around the world to provide an additional, advanced layer for their instant games. To date, the system has protected more than 5,000 games for lotteries including Italy’s Gratta e Vinci, La Francaise des Jeux in France, UK National Lottery and the Pennsylvania Lottery in the U.S.

Joe Bennett, Vice President Operations, U.S. Instant Products, for Scientific Games, said, “Lotteries and their players must be able to trust the integrity of the games, and Key Dual Security delivers on this promise. More than a web of software tool that protect the games, it is our entire approach to instant game security with security integrated into every phase of our game design and manufacturing process. The Key Dual Security system, configuration of our servers, global security practices and highly experienced personnel are among the key reasons Scientific Games is consistently selected as the primary, trusted instant game supplier that can protect a lottery organization.”

Rated as a superior security system by independent experts and lottery customers, Key Dual Security protects against unauthorized attempts to determine the value of an instant game ticket. Scientific Games invested five years and millions of dollars working with global security experts, including bank and credit card security professionals, to develop this complex and comprehensive system.

In 2014, the Company launched the next generation Key Dual Security 3.0 (KDS 3.0). Like the original product release, KDS 3.0 is a patented game data security system that requires multiple keys from multiple and independent parties in order to shuffle the prizes within a game. KDS 3.0 is the most sophisticated instant game protection available in the lottery industry today.

Scientific Games created the lottery industry’s first secure instant game in 1974 and is the world’s largest provider of lottery instant games. With operations on six continents, the Company provides games, services, systems and retail technology to 125 lotteries globally, including nearly every North American lottery.

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About Scientific Games
Scientific Games Corporation (NASDAQ: SGMS) is a leading developer of technology-based products and services and associated content for worldwide gaming, lottery and interactive markets. The Company’s portfolio includes gaming machines, game content and systems; table games products and utilities; instant and draw-based lottery games; server-based lottery and gaming systems, sports betting technology; loyalty and rewards programs; and interactive content and services. For more information, please visit us at www.scientificgames.com.

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Additional information regarding risks, 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 our filings with the SEC, including the Company's current reports on Form 8-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and its latest annual report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 29, 2016 (including under the headings "Forward Looking Statements" and "Risk Factors"). Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made and, except for Scientific Games' ongoing obligations under the U.S. federal securities laws, Scientific Games undertakes no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.