EXHIBIT 23.1


                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Registration Statement (Amendment No. 1 to Form S-4 No. 333-104776) 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/A) for the year ended February 22, 2003, filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.

                                        /s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Boston, Massachusetts
June 18, 2003