LAS VEGAS, Jan. 26, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Scientific Games Corporation (NASDAQ: SGMS) ("Scientific
Games" or the "Company) today announced that it is hosting its third annual EMPOWER customer conference March 7-9 at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino on the Las Vegas Strip.
The private, invitation-only conference is the only event in the gaming industry that gives casino professionals exclusive
access to Scientific Games product experts and insider information on how to best maximize investments in Scientific Games'
solutions.
The fast-paced three-day event, focused on gaming and interactive technology solutions, is expected to draw more than 500
casino operators from across the globe from departments which include executive management; accounting and finance; casino
credit; slot operations; table games; compliance; food and beverage; hotel operations; IT/IS; internal audit; internet gaming;
purchasing; and marketing.
EMPOWER participants will have the opportunity to attend more than 60 educational sessions and how-to workshops,
receive access to more than 20 partner exhibits, gain deep insights into Scientific Games' product roadmaps and strategies – and
enjoy valuable networking opportunities.
Scientific Games Chief Executive Officer and President Kevin Sheehan said, "EMPOWER is
the most important technology and business conference for Scientific Games' customers, dedicated to helping casino operators
leverage our products while providing key insights into industry trends and the innovation we are currently working on to even
further empower our customers. If you want to learn, connect, be inspired, add value to your business and have fun, please join
me and the Scientific Games leadership team at EMPOWER 2017."
EMPOWER will provide attendees with powerful insights on how casino operators can capitalize on the increasing
convergence of land-based and interactive technologies and utilize the industry's broadest, most innovative, and most exciting
product portfolio to help drive revenue, improve operating efficiencies, and increase player engagement.
To collaborate and learn, attendees can take advantage of:
- Keynotes and General Sessions: Learn from industry experts and be inspired by thought leaders and Scientific Games'
executives.
- Informative Conference Tracks: Targeted for your professional specialty, choose from tracks for Games, Systems,
Table Products and Interactive.
- Educational Sessions Targeted for Your Business: Emerging Technologies; Slot Floor of the Future; Building An Online
Player Community; Merging Land-Based and Online Offerings; and Beyond Millennials, to name a few.
- Fast-Paced How-To Workshops: Designed to help you maximize your investment in Scientific Games solutions. Get an
in-depth look at specific system features and how to set them up and achieve greater ROI based on Scientific Games' expert
experience.
- Hands-On Product Demonstrations: Spend some time experiencing Scientific Games' new products yourself, through
hands-on demonstrations of our visionary games, systems, table products and interactive solutions.
- Sponsor Partner Expo: An 18,000 square foot exhibit area for conference attendees to learn how EMPOWER
sponsor products complement Scientific Games' solutions – designed to drive casino revenue and business efficiencies. With more
than 20 sponsors already committed, attendees can interact with these leading companies, many of which integrate their
best-of-breed solutions with Scientific Games' systems.
To play, mix, and mingle with other casino professionals and users of Scientific Games' solutions, attendees will be invited
to participate in numerous receptions and networking events, including:
- Golf Tournament at Bali Hai Golf Club: Enjoy sunshine, lush tropical landscape, immaculately manicured greens and plenty of
peer-to-peer networking at the only championship golf course located right on the Las Vegas Strip.
- Wine Tasting Lunch: From surprising reds to a selection of organic and green vintages, we have paired wine tasting with a
delicious lunch at Planet Hollywood's sultry Koi Restaurant and Lounge.
EMPOWER sponsors to date are: PLATINUM — Tovis; SILVER — 3M, BCM Advanced Research, Everi Holdings, Simtech and
Zebra Technologies; BRONZE — Axiomtek, Effinet Systems, Gary Platt Manufacturing, KIOSK Information Systems, NRT Technology
Corp., Synopsys and Transact Technologies; ASSOCIATE — eConnect, JCM Global, Olea Kiosks, Sigmatron International, SmartSoft,
Inc. and Touch Dynamic. Click here to become an EMPOWER sponsor.
Conference registration is limited to Scientific Games casino customers, sponsors and special guests. To register for
EMPOWER or for more information on sponsoring the conference, please visit Scientific Games.com.
About Scientific Games
Scientific Games Corporation (NASDAQ:SGMS) is a leading developer of technology-based products and services and
associated content for worldwide gaming, lottery and interactive markets. The Company's portfolio includes gaming machines, game
content and systems; table games products and shufflers; instant and draw-based lottery games; server-based lottery and gaming
systems; sports betting technology; loyalty and rewards programs; and interactive content and services. For more information,
please visit ScientificGames.com.
© 2017 Scientific Games Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
COMPANY CONTACTS:
Investor Relations:
Scientific Games: Bill Pfund +1 702-532-7663
Vice President, Investor Relations
bill.pfund@scientificgames.com
Media Relations:
Scientific Games: Susan Cartwright
Vice President, Corporate Communications
Susan.cartwright@scientificgames.com
Forward-Looking Statements
In this press release, Scientific Games makes "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the U.S. Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements describe future expectations, plans, results or strategies
and can often be identified by the use of terminology such as "may," "will," "estimate," "intend," "plan," "continue," "believe,"
"expect," "anticipate," "target," "should," "could," "potential," "opportunity," "goal," or similar terminology. These statements
are based upon management's current expectations, assumptions and estimates and are not guarantees of timing, future results or
performance. Actual results may differ materially from those contemplated in these statements due to a variety of risks and
uncertainties and other factors, including, among other things: competition; U.S. and international economic and industry
conditions, including declines in or slow growth of gross gaming revenues or lottery retail sales, reductions in or constraints
on capital spending by gaming or lottery operators and bankruptcies of, or credit risk relating to, customers; limited growth
from new gaming jurisdictions, declines in the replacement cycle of existing gaming machines and slow addition of casinos in
existing jurisdictions; ownership changes and consolidation in the gaming industry, including by casino operators; opposition to
legalized gaming or the expansion thereof; inability to adapt to, and offer products that keep pace with, evolving technology;
inability to develop successful gaming concepts and content; laws and government regulations, including those relating to gaming
licenses and environmental laws; inability to identify and capitalize on trends and changes in the gaming, lottery and
interactive industries; dependence upon key providers in our social gaming business; inability to retain or renew, or unfavorable
revisions of, existing contracts, and the inability to enter into new contracts; level of our indebtedness, higher interest
rates, availability or adequacy of cash flows and liquidity to satisfy indebtedness, other obligations or future cash needs;
inability to reduce or refinance our indebtedness; restrictions and covenants in our debt agreements, including those that could
result in acceleration of the maturity of our indebtedness; protection of our intellectual property, inability to license third
party intellectual property, and the intellectual property rights of others; security and integrity of our software and systems
and reliance on or failures in our information technology systems; natural events that disrupt our operations or those of our
customers, suppliers or regulators; inability to benefit from, and risks associated with, strategic equity investments and
relationships, including (i) the inability of our joint venture to realize the anticipated benefits under its private management
agreement with the Illinois lottery or from the disentanglement services performed in connection
with the termination thereof, (ii) the inability of our joint venture to meet the net income targets or other requirements under
its agreement to provide marketing and sales services to the New Jersey Lottery or otherwise to realize the anticipated benefits
under such agreement and (iii) failure to realize the anticipated benefits related to the award to our consortium of an instant
lottery game concession in Greece; failure to achieve the intended benefits of the Bally
acquisition or the WMS acquisition, other recent acquisitions, or future acquisitions, including due to the inability to
successfully integrate such acquisitions or realize synergies in the anticipated amounts or within the contemplated time frames
or cost expectations, or at all; disruption of our current plans and operations in connection with our recent acquisitions
(including in connection with the integration of Bally and WMS), including departure of key personnel or inability to recruit
additional qualified personnel or maintain relationships with customers, suppliers or other third parties; incurrence of employee
termination or restructuring costs, and impairment or asset write-down charges; changes in estimates or judgments related to our
impairment analysis of goodwill or other intangible assets; implementation of complex revenue recognition standards; fluctuations
in our results due to seasonality and other factors; dependence on suppliers and manufacturers; risks relating to foreign
operations, including fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates (including those fluctuations related to the affirmative
vote in the U.K. to withdraw from the EU), restrictions on the payment of dividends from earnings, restrictions on the import of
products and financial instability, including the potential impact to our business resulting from the affirmative vote in the
U.K. to withdraw from the EU and the potential impact to our instant lottery game concession or VLT lease arrangements resulting
from the recent economic and political conditions in Greece; dependence on our key employees;
litigation and other liabilities relating to our business, including litigation and liabilities relating to our contracts and
licenses, our products and systems, our employees (including labor disputes), intellectual property and our strategic
relationships; influence of certain stockholders; and stock price volatility.
Additional information regarding risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially
from those contemplated in forward-looking statements is included from time to time in our filings with the SEC, including the
Company's current reports on Form 8-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and its latest annual report on Form 10-K filed with the
SEC on February 29, 2016 (including under the headings "Forward Looking Statements" and "Risk
Factors"). Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made and, except for Scientific Games' ongoing
obligations under the U.S. federal securities laws, Scientific Games undertakes no obligation to publicly update any
forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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