Exhibit 23.1

                         Consent of Independent Auditors


         We  consent  to the  incorporation  by  reference  in the  Registration
Statement on Form S-8,  pertaining to the  registration  of 4,000,000  shares of
common stock under the GTECH Holdings  Corporation 2002 Omnibus Stock Option and
Long-Term  Incentive  Plan, of our report dated March 21, 2003,  except for Note
23, as to which the date is April 23,  2003,  with  respect to the  consolidated
financial  statements and schedule of GTECH Holdings Corporation included in its
Annual Report (Form 10-K/A) for the year ended February 22, 2003, filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.


                                                       /s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Boston, Massachusetts
August 8, 2003