Exhibit 99.1

                           Scientific Games To Acquire
                      German Instant Lottery Ticket Company

NEW YORK, OCTOBER 5, 2004 -- SCIENTIFIC GAMES CORPORATION (NASDAQ: SGMS)
announced today that it has entered into an agreement to purchase all of the
outstanding shares of Printpool Honsel GmbH, a German company which is the
supplier of instant tickets to all of the 16 lotteries which operate in Germany.
The purchase price and other terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The
transaction is expected to close before year end and is subject to the
satisfaction of certain closing conditions.

The company, which also sells other lottery products such as bet slips and paper
rolls, serves customers in approximately 25 countries. As part of the
transaction, Jan and Klaus Honsel, the principal shareholders and managing
directors of the company, will enter into employment agreements pursuant to
which they will continue to manage the company after the closing.

Lorne Weil, the Chairman and CEO of Scientific Games, stated, "We are quite
pleased to be able to acquire Printpool Honsel. The German instant ticket market
represents a superb opportunity for us. In comparison with the other major
markets in Europe, sales of instant tickets in Germany have been extremely low.
With 82 million people in Germany and instant ticket lottery sales of $500
million annually, there is substantial room for growth.

Mr. Weil continued, "We intend to combine the excellent relationships the Honsel
family has enjoyed in the German marketplace with our economies of scale and
other capabilities, especially in the area of cooperative services, to achieve
substantial growth in this market. Further, we see excellent opportunities for
synergy between the instant and online lottery businesses in Germany; we are the
online system supplier to 6 of the 16 lotteries, and provide the Oddset sports
betting system to all 16 lotteries. This transaction is a perfect application of
our strategy to make acquisitions which enable us to expand our reach into new
markets utilizing our unique expertise and unmatched capabilities."

About Scientific Games
Scientific Games Corporation is the leading integrated supplier of instant
tickets, systems and services to lotteries, and the leading supplier of wagering
systems and services to pari-mutuel operators. It is also a licensed pari-mutuel
gaming operator in Connecticut and the Netherlands and is a leading supplier of
prepaid phone cards to telephone companies. Scientific Games' customers are in
the United States and more than 60 other countries. For more information about
Scientific Games, please visit our web site at www.scientificgames.com.

Forward-Looking Statements
In this press release we make "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of
the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In some
cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of
forward-looking terminology such as "may," "will," "estimate," "intend,"
"continue," "believe," "expect" or "anticipate," or the negatives thereof,
variations thereon or similar terminology.

These forward-looking statements generally relate to plans and objectives for
future operations and are based upon management's reasonable estimates of future
results or trends. Although we believe that the plans and objectives reflected
in or suggested by such forward-looking statements are reasonable, such plans or
objectives may not be achieved.



Actual results may differ from projected results due, but not limited, to
unforeseen developments, including developments relating to the following:

      o     economic, competitive, demographic, business and other conditions in
            our local and regional markets;

      o     changes or developments in the laws, regulations or taxes in the
            gaming and lottery industries;

      o     actions taken or omitted to be taken by third parties, including
            customers, suppliers, competitors, members and shareholders, as well
            as legislative, regulatory, judicial and other governmental
            authorities;

      o     changes in business strategy, capital improvements, development
            plans, including those due to environmental remediation concerns, or
            changes in personnel or their compensation, including federal, state
            and local minimum wage requirements;

      o     the availability and adequacy of our cash flow to satisfy our
            obligations, including our debt service obligations and our need for
            additional funds required to support capital improvements,
            development and acquisitions;

      o     an inability to renew or early termination of our contracts;

      o     an inability to engage in future acquisitions;

      o     the loss of any license or permit, including the failure to obtain
            an unconditional renewal of a required gaming license on a timely
            basis; and

      o     resolution of any pending or future litigation in a manner adverse
            to us.

Actual future results may be materially different from what we expect. We will
not update forward-looking statements even though our situation may change in
the future.


Company Contact:        Lisa D. Lettieri
                        Scientific Games Corporation
                        212-754-2233

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