IGT-UK and WagerWorks have announced a restructuring of their respective UK businesses, which will result in the UK division of WagerWorks being integrated into the IGT-UK subsidiary company, IGT-UK Gaming. IGT-UK Gaming will be responsible for managing and developing the WagerWorks online gaming business in the UK and continental Europe, as well as continuing to focus on its existing casino supply business in the UK.

Robert White, Managing Director of IGT-UK, explained: “As our respective customer bases and technologies are increasingly converging, the integration of the UK division of WagerWorks into IGT-UK Gaming is a natural next step. This is consistent with our strategy of developing new markets and new routes to market for IGT-UK’s market-leading game content and systems, and builds on the recent acquisitions of Cyberview and Million-2-1.”

Paul Mathews, the current President of WagerWorks and Senior Vice President of IGT’s Thin Client Systems Group, will continue to lead all Thin Client product management, system and game development in USA, which supports WagerWorks and its customers.

Also announced is the appointment of Oliver Lofthouse to the position of Director and General Manager of the newly integrated IGT-UK Gaming business. Oliver was previously a Director at Mars Snackfoods and holds an MBA, and will replace John Wimsett, who has recently been appointed Managing Director of IGT South America. Oliver, who joins the company on 22nd September 2008, will report directly to Robert White, and will join the IGT-UK Executive Committee.

Robert White added: “I am delighted to welcome Oliver to the Group and look forward to working with him to develop the newly integrated IGT-UK Gaming business in the future. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank John Wimsett for his outstanding contribution to IGT-UK Gaming over the past six years, and to wish him the best of luck in his new role in South America.” (E-09.16.08)

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