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Scientific Games Corporation (NASDAQ: SGMS) ("Scientific Games" or the "Company") has facilitated an unrivalled betting experience during the 2019 Aintree Grand National through its OpenBet™ suite. Empowering partner sportsbooks with reliable and reliable technology, the company has racked up more than 37.4 million bets during the festival and enjoyed strong turnout during the Showcase Grand National race.

The Aintree Grand National is part of the U.K.'s National Hunt race calendar and runs for three days each year. This year, Scientific Games' sportsbook customers have handled more than 239 million account transactions, up 8% from 2018. The number of bets placed per minute has also increased significantly to 25,000, up 25% from 2018. In addition to strong betting output, OpenBet has demonstrated a stable platform throughout the Grand National Festival.

Keith O'Loughlin, SVP of SG Digital, said: "Grand National continues to demonstrate the power and scale of the betting industry, as evidenced by the best performances of our teams and technology. Our sportsbooks give customers confidence that they will continue to grow their products and player base while maintaining stable solutions that provide an unmissable player experience. This is a monumental scale, compared to the highs shown by online retailers through major shopping events such as Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Our deal more than doubled the performance of Cyber Monday's world's top online retailer, as reported by Hitwise. We're excited to support our customers with global offerings during such wildly popular events