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IGT reports that Maureen T. Mullarkey, the company's Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, plans to retire following the expiration of the term of her employment contract in January 2008.

After a half decade-long slumber, the prospects for gaming equipment manufacturers appear to be awakening.

IGT will present "The Big Picture" of gaming in all its emerging forms during the International Casino Exposition in London, January 23rd to 25th.

IGT said it began shipping games to new slot machine parlors in Pennsylvania, soon-to-be open racetracks in Florida and new casinos in Arkansas during the quarter that ended Dec. 31.

International Game Technology reports operating results for the first quarter ended December 31, 2006.

IGT has completed the acquisition of Venture Catalyst Incorporated at a purchase price of $2.58 per share in cash.

International Game Technology reports the closing of its private placement of $900,000,000 2.60% Convertible Debentures due 2036.

International Game Technology reports the pricing of $825 million principal amount of its 2.6% Convertible Debentures due 2036.

International Game Technology announced its intention to offer, subject to market and other conditions, $825 million principal amount of its Convertible Debentures due 2036 in a private offering.

International Game Technology Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of thirteen cents per share, payable on January 2, 2007 to shareholders of record on December 19, 2006.

The machine allows players to buy a certain number of video poker hands up front for a set price, unlike the conventional video poker machines that may provide fewer or more hands for the money, based on the luck of the play and the gambler's decision to return any winnings to play more hands.

News Brief: Slot machine makers are trying to increase the social aspect of slots by linking up machines so players can share payouts and the thrill of winning.

Despite a year in which slot machine sales seemed almost nonexistent, industry giant International Game Technology prospered.

News Brief: So hungry is IGT for talented employees that it has donated $500,000 to the University of Nevada, Reno's College of Engineering to fund a computer game studies undergraduate degree program.

This is a statement from Betsson AB, parent company of Net Entertainment and Betsson Online, about the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act.