EXHIBIT 23.1


                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Registration Statement (Form S-4) and related Proxy Statement/Prospectus of
GTECH Holdings Corporation for the registration of up to 1,088,668 shares of its
common stock and to the incorporation by reference therein 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) for the year ended
February 22, 2003, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

                                        /s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Boston, Massachusetts
April 23, 2003