Exhibit 99

Sodak/IGT Merger Approved

RAPID CITY, S.D., July 8, 1999 -- In a Special Stockholders Meeting on July 7,
1999, Sodak Gaming, Inc. (Nasdaq: SODK), a company marketing gaming equipment
and wide area progressive systems, shareholders voted to approve a merger
agreement with International Game Technology (NYSE: IGT), a world leader in the
design, development and manufacture of microprocessor-based gaming products and
software systems in all jurisdictions where gaming is legal. With 87.2% of the
shares voting, 99.6% voted to approve the merger and the plan.

Sodak will become a wholly-owned subsidiary under the terms of the merger
agreement. As required by the agreement, Sodak is expected to divest its
wholly-owned riverboat casino entertainment complex, the Miss Marquette. Under
this merger agreement, each outstanding share of Sodak common stock will be
converted into the right to receive $10.00 in cash.

Cautionary Notice: This release contains forward-looking statements reflecting
the Company's expectations or beliefs concerning future events which could
materially affect Company performance in the future. The Company cautions that
these and similar statements involve risk and uncertainties and are qualified by
important factors, including competitive pressures, unfavorable changes in
regulatory structures, and general risks associated with business, which could
cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward looking
statement. Forward-looking statements are made in the context of information
available as of the date stated. The Company undertakes no obligation to update
or revise such statements to reflect new circumstances or unanticipated events
as they occur.