Scientific Games Taps Spacenet to Provide 3,000 Satellite Terminals for Four State Lotteries

PETAH TIKVA, Israel, Dec. 6, 2005/Satnews Daily/ — Scientific Games International, Inc. (SGI) has selected Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (Nasdaq:GILTF) U.S. subsidiary to provide 3,000 Skystar Advantage VSAT terminals for state lottery networks in Colorado, Pennsylvania, North Dakota and South Dakota. Gilat said Spacenet is also providing SGI with a dedicated hub, which will be used to support the expansion of its VSAT network.

Gilat's VSAT technology is one of the leading solutions for affordable, reliable, easily deployable connectivity for virtually any lottery location. Since 1991, Spacenet and Gilat have provided more than 32,000 VSAT terminals for use by government-authorized lotteries worldwide.

Misko Pajkovic, SGI's senior vice president of Networks and Communication, said Gilat's two-way VSAT technology provides the advanced communications platform the organization needs to provide lottery customers with uniformly high availability at every location. “Skystar Advantage's increased bandwidth capabilities and Internet Protocol (IP) support will also ensure our customers have the technology they need to deploy a wide range of interactive applications in the future,” he said.