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                                                                     EXHIBIT 23C



               CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


     We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Annual Report (Form
10-K) of International Lottery & Totalizator Systems, Inc. of our report dated
February 21, 1997, included in the 1997 Annual Report to Shareholders of
International Lottery & Totalizator Systems, Inc.

     Our audits also included the financial statement schedule of International
Lottery & Totalizator Systems, Inc. listed in Item 14(a) as it relates to the
years ended December 31, 1995 and 1996.  This schedule is the responsibility of
the Company's management.  Our responsibility is to express an opinion based on
our audits.  In our opinion, the financial statement schedule referred to
above, when considered in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a
whole, presents fairly in all material respects the information set forth
therein.

     We also consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statements (Form S-8, No. 33-34121) pertaining to the 1986 Employee Stock Option
Plan, (Form S-8, No. 33-34123) pertaining to the 1988 Employee Stock Option Plan
(Form S-8, No.33-79938) pertaining to the 1990 Stock Incentive Plan, (Form S-8,
No. 33-69008) pertaining to the 1993 Directors' Stock Option Plan and the
Registration Statement (Form S-3, No. 33-78194) and in the related Prospectuses
of our report dated February 21, 1997, with respect to the 1996 and 1995
consolidated financial statements and schedule of International Lottery &
Totalizator Systems, Inc. included and incorporated by reference in this Annual
Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 1997.




     ERNST & YOUNG LLP


San Diego, California
March 26, 1998