Dalton Rejoins GTECH

WEST GREENWICH, Rhode Island – (PRESS RELEASE) -- GTECH Holdings Corporation (NYSE: GTK) today announced that Ross Dalton has rejoined GTECH as Senior Vice President, Printed Products and Licensed Content Markets, reporting to GTECH President and CEO W. Bruce Turner.

"Ross is a respected industry veteran and is known for his leadership skills and vast lottery expertise," said GTECH President and CEO W. Bruce Turner. "His return provides GTECH with a proven leader who will help the Company build a presence in the printed products market.

"Our goal is to evolve GTECH into a preferred provider of strategic gaming content in the gaming industry," continued Mr. Turner. "Ross gives us the background and the vision to make this goal a reality."

In this new role, Ross will define and direct the Company's strategic activities in the printed products, printed product content, and other non-traditional gaming markets. He will also manage GTECH's acquisition strategies surrounding the utilization of licensed properties across the Company's business portfolio. In addition, Ross will oversee GTECH's IGI Europrint subsidiary and help align its content development, sales, and marketing functions to leverage additional opportunities for GTECH's current and future customers worldwide. He will also integrate key actions across major areas within the organization to build the GTECH brand in the printed products market.

Ross began his GTECH career in 1990 and held roles of increasing responsibility. As Regional Vice President -- Western U.S. Operations in 2004, he was responsible for sales and operations activities for 14 customer jurisdictions and in more than 10 emerging markets. He managed a staff of more than 1,000 data center and field service employees, and was responsible for the sale and deployment of several new products. Ross also held leadership positions in various functions within the Company, including sales/government relations and marketing services.

Prior to joining GTECH, Ross led the marketing communications efforts for the Kansas Lottery as the Communications Manager. Most recently, Ross was a principle owner of Orchard Solutions Group of Atlanta, Georgia, and Austin, Texas, where he provided targeted leadership development programs to organizations, enabling them to better manage their most capable employees.

Ross holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Broadcast Journalism from the University of Kansas.