Exhibit 23.1
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            Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm



We consent to the  incorporation by reference in the  Registration  Statement on
Form S-8  pertaining to the 2004 Employee  Stock Purchase Plan of GTECH Holdings
Corporation,  for the registration of 650,000 shares of its common stock, of our
report dated March 29, 2004,  except for Note 25, as to which the date is May 5,
2004,  with respect to the  consolidated  financial  statements  and schedule of
GTECH  Holdings  Corporation  included in its Annual  Report (Form 10-K) for the
year ended February 28, 2004 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.





                                                           /s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Boston, Massachusetts
December 1, 2004