Sagem Défense Sécurité’s gaming terminals selected by Loto-Québec

Paris – October 31, 2006

Following international bidding, on October 20, 2006, Loto-Québec (Canada) awarded Sagem Défense Sécurité (SAFRAN Group) a contract for 8 750 new gaming terminals for direct selling of lottery tickets and validate instant gaming tickets to equip the Province of Québec.

As the prime contractor, Sagem Défense Sécurité will provide a complete unit based on the S8 terminal. It is in charge of manufacturing the deployed equipment in Québec, providing installing it in the Loto-Québec points of sale and carrying out maintenance on site and in a workshop for a year. The terminal’s base software will be developed together with the company LotSys, a subsidiary of the French company Française des Jeux.

S8 is a terminal with open and modular architecture. Secure and reliable, it provides a multimedia marketing-information platform. The terminal chosen by Loto-Québec has a user-friendly screen for retailers and a second 19”-one for lottery participants, which will display wins or promotional information.

Having been in the gaming terminal market for 14 years, Sagem Défense Sécurité provides turnkey solutions. It has capitalized on an important R&D effort to become a major international player in this market. To date, more than 130 000 of the company’s gaming terminals have been delivered worldwide, of which 60 000 are from the S8 product line. Most of them are already in service in Germany, China, Sweden, the USA, Ontario (Canada) and France.

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About Sagem Défense Sécurité :
Sagem Défense Sécurité is a high-technology company in the SAFRAN Group. As a leading European defense and security electronics company in Europe, its business covers three main fields: navigation and aeronautics systems, where it is the world leader in helicopter flight control; optronics and air-land systems, where it is the European leader in surveillance and fire-control optronics; and the field of security, where it is the world leader in fingerprint-based biometrics.
Its equipment and integrated systems are used worldwide, helping to ensure air transport safety, secure data transmission, personal security and governmental defense capabilities at the highest level. Through the SAFRAN Group, Sagem Défense Sécurité is present on all continents.
For further information: www.sagem-ds.com