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Scientific Games Awarded New Contract with Marston's in the UK
NEW YORK, Nov. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Scientific Games (Nasdaq: SGMS) announced that its wholly owned subsidiary Games Media has been awarded an agreement to supply an integrated digital solution to major pub retailer Marston's Pub Company in theUnited Kingdom. The formal agreement follows a successful trial in 30 of the tenanted and leased pubs, and will add 200 additional sites, comprising approximately 578 digital server based gaming machines.
The gaming solution consists of digital "Amusement With Prizes" (VAWP) machines, "Skills With Prizes" (SWP) machines and digital music systems linked to a customized communications infrastructure that provides data transfer, active content management and distribution, and remote maintenance. In addition, the Company will supply venue management, product promotion and customer training. Games Media has assembled an extensive and proven content suite which includes the very best games available created both in house and sourced from "best of breed" development partners. The solution is completed with traditional cue sport products provided in partnership with Bar Billiards, a recognized market specialist.
"We are extremely encouraged that after an extensive trial, Marston's has decided to award us a formal agreement, increasing our number of sites with them," said Andrew Ludlow, Managing Director of Games Media. "We look forward to expanding the digital gaming and entertainment offer in their pubs, and working together with them to drive income."
James Coxon of Marston's Pub Company said, "Leisure machine revenue is still an integral part of our business. We will be working in close partnership with Games Media who are offering our pub retailers quality products, high performing games, and a reliable service. Games Media has certainly proved itself as an important partner in the time we have worked together."
About Scientific Games
Scientific Games Corporation is the leading integrated supplier of instant tickets, systems and services to lotteries worldwide, a leading supplier of server based gaming machines 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 inConnecticut,Maine andthe Netherlands and is a leading supplier of prepaid phone cards to telephone companies. Scientific Games' customers are inthe United States and more than 60 other countries. For more information about Scientific Games, please visit our web site at www.scientificgames.com.
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About Marston's Pub Company
Part of Marston's PLC, the UK's leading independent brewing and pub retailing business, Marston's Pub Company is one of the UK's leading pub companies with over 1700 tenanted and leased pubs in 65 counties acrossEngland andWales, from busy town and city pubs to village pubs at the heart of their communities.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements in this press release which are not historical facts, constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements, including those relating to timing of contracts, renewals or other events, business plans and performance objectives, are based upon management's current expectations, assumptions and estimates and are not guarantees of future results or performance. Actual results 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 our markets; technological change; protection of intellectual property; security and integrity of software and systems; laws and government regulation, including those relating to gaming licenses, permits and operations; seasonality; dependence on suppliers and manufacturers; factors associated with foreign operations; failure to retain, renew or perform on contracts; resolution of pending or future litigation; and other factors described from time to time in our filings with the SEC, including our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and except for our ongoing obligations under the U.S. federal securities laws, we undertake no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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