NEW YORK, May 10, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Scientific Games Corporation (Nasdaq: SGMS) today announced that, on May 9, 2010, the Company's Board of Directors approved a stock repurchase program under which the Company is authorized to repurchase, from time to time in the open market through December 31, 2011, shares of its outstanding common stock in an aggregate amount up to $200 million. Purchases are expected to be funded by existing cash on hand, cash flows from operations, borrowings, or a combination thereof. A pricing committee of the Board of Directors will determine the share price of the repurchases, and the timing and amount of purchases will be determined by the Company's management based on its evaluation of market conditions and other factors. The stock repurchase program may be suspended or discontinued at any time.

About Scientific Games Scientific Games Corporation is a leading integrated supplier of instant tickets, systems and services to lotteries worldwide, a leading supplier of server-based gaming machines and systems, Amusement and Skill with Prize betting terminals, interactive sports betting terminals and systems, and wagering systems and services to pari-mutuel operators. It is also a licensed pari-mutuel gaming operator in Connecticut, Maine and the Netherlands. The Company's customers are in the United States and more than 50 countries. For more information about the Company, please visit our website at www.scientificgames.com.