Following a question by the Capital Markets Commission dated 05.06.2008/2603 and within the framework of providing prompt and reliable information to the investment public, as this results from the applicable legislation, regulations and the decisions of the Capital Markets Commission, concerning publications of the financial press relative to the Ohio Lottery tender, we would like to inform you that, as we have been informed, the competent committee postponed the approval of the award for typical reasons, so as to examine the appeal submitted by a competitor with regards to the outcome of the tendering process.