GTECH Pays Cash Dividend

WEST GREENWICH, Rhode Island – (PRESS RELEASE) -- GTECH Holdings Corporation (NYSE: GTK) today announced that it expects to pay a quarterly cash dividend on its common stock of $0.085 per share, payable on July 28, 2006, to shareholders of record on July 14, 2006, provided that the merger between GTECH and Lottomatica S.p.A. is not completed before July 28, 2006. If the merger is completed before that date, payment of the dividend will not occur.

The proposed merger is subject to a number of conditions described in the Company's proxy statement dated May 8, 2006, and in other filings with the SEC. There can be no assurance as to the timing of the proposed merger or that the proposed merger will be completed at all.

GTECH is a leading gaming technology and services company. With more than $1.3 billion in annual revenues and 5,300 people in over 50 countries, GTECH provides integrated technology, creative content, and business services to effectively manage and grow today's evolving gaming markets.