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Gaming International Corp.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"&gt;&lt;font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"&gt;In
January 2009, we acquired certain operating assets of PGIC. The
purchase consideration totaled $23.6 million, including $17.3
million in cash and $6.3 million of fair value from our note
investment with accrued interest. See Note 3. Certain global assets
and operations of PGIC were integrated with respective IGT offices
serving Europe, Asia, Australia, Latin America, Canada, and the US.
We believe this purchase will provide IGT with additional market
opportunities using the PGIC technology to augment our current
systems product offerings and increase our systems installed
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July 2008, we paid approximately $88.6 million for substantially
all of the assets of Cyberview, a group of companies, that develop,
produce, and implement innovative, integrated gaming systems
solutions. The purchase price included a separate license agreement
providing rights to certain additional Cyberview patents. We
anticipate this purchase will enable more immediate access to
licensed betting office and video lottery markets in Europe, as
well as further strengthen our IP portfolio and enhance our
server-based initiatives.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"&gt;&lt;font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"&gt;We
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June 2008, we completed the acquisition of M-2-1, a mobile gaming
company based in Manchester, UK, for approximately $10.3 million.
Additionally, we committed to pay earn-out consideration up to a
maximum of &amp;#163;7.5 million, payable through fiscal 2011
contingent upon M-2-1 meeting certain financial targets. If paid, a
portion will be recorded as additional purchase consideration and a
portion as compensation expense ratably over the service period
through June 2011. At September 30, 2009, financial targets were
thus far not met and the remaining commitment totaled approximately
$5.0 million. In addition to gaining access to M-2-1's IP, we
anticipate this business combination will enable us to establish
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Corporation&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"&gt;&lt;font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"&gt;In
June 2007, we invested $31.2 million in voting convertible
preferred and common stock of DigiDeal, a Spokane, Washington
gaming technology firm. We acquired a 58% controlling interest and
DigiDeal&amp;#8217;s results were consolidated in our financial
statements beginning June 22, 2007. In addition to gaining access
to DigiDeal&amp;#8217;s IP portfolio, we plan to work jointly in
expanding game content and electronic table game products.
Additional five-year agreements provide IGT exclusive manufacturing
and distribution rights, as well as a fixed-price option to
purchase all remaining outstanding shares.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"&gt;&lt;font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"&gt;&lt;font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"&gt;We allocated the
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