[SatNews] Spacenet Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (NASDAQ: GILT) has been selected to provide SkyEdge™ broadband satellite terminals, deployment, operations and maintenance to support state lotteries. The multi-year contract awards from the past month include Texas and Illinois while Indiana, Iowa, and Louisiana were deployed earlier in 2010. The five networks, totaling almost 33,000 lottery sites in all, benefit from SkyEdge’s efficient bandwidth management, security and quality of service ideal for applications requiring high availability and uptime such as lottery and gaming networks. Spacenet has been supporting networks for the state gaming industry for almost twenty years. The company has established the trust of lottery industry partners and state lottery agencies through an ongoing commitment to the unique needs of the industry. Spacenet optimizes the performance of lottery applications over satellite and provides VSAT solutions tailored to the specific needs of the lottery market.