Tuesday, December 25, 2007

SCIENTIFIC GAMES

Research by Michelle Looney

LARRY A. POTTS *

Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer and Director of Security

Larry Potts joined SCIENTIFIC GAMES in September, 2004 as Vice President of Security and Compliance.

Mr. Potts has several years of experience in the investigative and security fields. His hands-on experience within these fields include: the day to day
management of operations of an investigative company overseeing investigations, as well as personally conducting some investigative and consulting jobs.

Prior to joining Scientific Games, he was Chief Operating Officer of Investigative Group International, an investigative and security-consulting company headquartered in Washington, D.C.

In addition, Mr. Potts served as a Special Agent for the Federal Bureau of Investigation from 1974 to 1997 in which he not only worked in the violent crimes, white-collar crimes and organized crime units as a street agent, but also developed guidelines for conducting public corruption investigations. He was named Inspector-In-Charge of the VANPAC investigation involving the mail bombing deaths of a federal judge and a civil rights attorney. He supervised a multi-task agency task force of several hundred people and successfully prosecuted the individual responsible.

Potts holds a B.A. in History and Psychology from the University of Richmond.
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Thank you for visiting Scientific Games. We are a global marketing and technology leader in the lottery, pari-mutuel, and telecommunications industries, with expertise in the...

• Design and production of instant lottery tickets, and the management of related marketing and distribution programs

• Management of online lottery systems (Lotto-type games)

• Development and commercialization of licensed and other proprietary game entertainment for all lottery product channels

• Provision of pari-mutuel (pooled) wagering and venue management services for racetracks and off-track betting facilities

• Production of prepaid cellular phone cards. At Scientific Games, we bring together cutting edge technology and content to create higher entertainment value for our customers and their patrons. This attention to customer requirements has made us the undisputed leader in the instant ticket and pari-mutuel industries and the fastest growing online lottery provider.

For more information, please feel free to write us by clicking on the Contacts button at the left. Important Notice Regarding the Unauthorized Notification of Prize Awards.
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

A. LORNE WEIL
PETER A. COHEN
GERALD J. FORD
RONALD O. PERELMAN
BARRY F. SCHWARTZ
ERIC M. TURNER
JOSEPH R. WRIGHT, JR.
MICHAEL J. REGAN

A. LORNE WEIL
Director since 1989

Mr. A. Lorne Weil has been Chairman of the Board since October 1991, Chief Executive Officer of the Company since April 1992 and President of the Company since August 1997. Mr. Weil was President of Lorne Weil, Inc., a firm providing strategic planning and corporate development services to high technology industries, from 1979 to November 1992. Previously, Mr. Weil was Vice President, Corporate Development at General Instrument Corporation, working with wagering and cable systems. Prior to that, he was
a senior professional with the Boston Consulting Group.

PETER A. COHEN
Director since 2000

Mr. Peter A. Cohen is a principal of Ramius Capital Group, LLC, a private investment firm. From November 1992 until May 1994, Mr. Cohen was Vice Chairman and a director of Republic New York Corporation, as well as a member of its management executive committee. Mr. Cohen was also the Chairman of Republic New York Corporation's wholly-owned subsidiary, Republic New York Securities Corporation. From February 1990 to
November 1992, Mr. Cohen was a private investor and an advisor to several industrial and financial companies. From 1983 to 1990, Mr. Cohen was Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Shearson Lehman
Brothers. Mr. Cohen has served on a number of corporate, industry and philanthropic boards, including The New York Stock Exchange, The American Express Company, The Federal Reserve Capital Market Advisory Board, The Depository Trust Company, Olivetti S.p.A., Ohio State University Foundation, The New York City Opera and Telecom Italia S.p.A. Mr. Cohen is
currently a director of Portfolio Recovery Associates, Mount Sinai Hospital, and Titan Corporation.

GERALD J. FORD
Director since 2005

Mr. Gerald J. Ford has been a financial institutions entrepreneur and private investor involved in numerous mergers acquisitions of private and public sector financial institutions over the past 30 years. Mr. Ford served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Golden State Bancorp Inc. from September 1998 until its merger with Citigroup Inc. in
November 2002. Mr. Ford is Chairman and principal shareholder of First Acceptance Corporation, a retailer, servicer and underwriter of non-standard personal automobile insurance. Mr. Ford serves as Chairman of the Board and principal shareholder of Triad Financial Corporation, a privately held auto insurance company, headquartered in Huntington Beach, California. He also serves as a director of Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc., McMoRan Exploration Co. and Affordable Residential Communities, Inc.

RONALD O. PERELMAN
Director since 2003

Mr. Ronald O. Perelman is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings, a diversified holding company with interests in consumer products, entertainment, financial services, biotechnology and gaming. Among the principal interests of MacAndrews &
Forbes are: Revlon, Inc., Panavision, Inc., Allied Security, TransTech Pharma, and Scientific Games Corporation.

BARRY F. SCHWARTZ
Director since 2003

Mr. Barry F. Schwartz is Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Administrative Officer of MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings Inc, a diversified holding company with interests in consumer products, entertainment, financial services, biotechnology and gaming. As Chief Administrative Officer, Mr. Schwartz supervises all legal, financial, governmental and administrative aspects of MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings Inc. Mr. Schwartz also serves as Interim General Counsel for MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings Inc. Prior to joining
MacAndrews & Forbes in 1989, Mr. Schwartz was a partner at the Philadelphia law firm of Wolf, Block, Schorr and Solis-Cohen. His other corporate directorships include Revlon Consumer Products Corporation and Rev Holdings LLC.

ERIC M. TURNER
Director since 2002

Eric M. Turner served as Senior Vice President of State Street Corporation, a financial services company, from 1996 to 2003. Mr. Turner was the
executive director of the Massachusetts State Lottery Commission from 1992 to 1995. During his time at the Lottery Commission, Mr. Turner was elected to positions of Treasurer and Secretary of the North American Association of State and Provincial Lotteries, a professional association of 46 North American lotteries. In 1991, Mr. Turner served as Deputy Treasurer of the Office of the State Treasurer of Massachusetts. Prior to that time, he was employed with Drexel Burnham Lambert for approximately 7 years, last serving as Corporate Vice President, Municipal Finance Department, from 1989 to 1990.

JOSEPH R. WRIGHT, JR.
Director since 2004

Joseph R. Wright, Jr. has been President and Chief Executive Officer of PanAmSat Corporation, a provider of global video and data broadcast services via satellite, since August 2001. Mr. Wright was the President of Terremark Worldwide, Inc. from March 2000 to August 2001 and was the Chairman of GRC International, Inc. from 1996 to March 2000. He was
Executive Vice President and Vice Chairman of W.R. Grace & Co. from 1989 to 1994. Mr. Wright was a member of President Reagan's Cabinet as Director of the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) from 1988
to 1989 and was Deputy Director of OMB from 1982 to 1988. Mr. Wright is a director of AT&T Government Solutions, Titan Corporation, Proxim Corporation, Terremark Worldwide, Inc. and Verso Technologies.

MICHAEL J. REGAN
Director since 2006

Michael J. Regan is a former Vice Chairman and Chief Administrative Officer of KPMG LLP, a leading provider of audit and tax services. Over his 40 years with KPMG, Mr. Regan was involved in a wide range of business activities, was lead partner for many Fortune 500 companies, and was head of the New York Audit Practice. He is a graduate of Manhattan College, where he is currently a member of the board of trustees, and served four years as a naval officer. Mr. Regan also sits on the Board of Allied Security Holdings, LLC.

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