IGT Names New Board Member

LAS VEGAS, Nevada – (PRESS RELEASE)-- International Game Technology (NYSE: IGT) announced today that Patti S. Hart has accepted an offer to join its Board of Directors, effective June 15, 2006. The offer was approved at a recent board meeting in Las Vegas, subject to Hart's acceptance.

"I am very pleased that Patti Hart has joined our distinguished board," said TJ Matthews, IGT CEO. "She brings a wealth of business experience and knowledge and will be a valuable addition and an asset for our future."

Hart was most recently the chairman and CEO of Pinnacle Systems; was chairman and CEO of Excite@Home; was the chairman, president, CEO and board member of Telocity; and was employed by Sprint Corporation, where her final position was as president and COO of Sprint's Long Distance Division.

She is also a member of the boards of directors of Korn Ferry International and Spansion Inc. and is a former member of the boards of directors of Plantronics, Inc., Vantive Corporation, EarthLink, Inc., Mariner Networks, Pinnacle Systems, Inc., and Premisys Corporation.

Hart received a bachelor of science in marketing and economics from Illinois State University.