CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012		Mar. 31, 2011
Revenue:
Instant tickets	$ 123,324		$ 113,860
Services	90,286		73,747
Sales	20,965		9,049
Total revenue	234,575		196,656
Operating expenses:
Cost of instant tickets	69,963	[1]	67,233	[1]
Cost of services	45,859	[1]	38,922	[1]
Cost of sales	16,927	[1]	5,690	[1]
Selling, general and administrative expenses	46,172		39,554
Employee termination and restructuring costs	2,875		0
Depreciation and amortization	30,518		30,904
Operating income	22,261		14,353
Other (income) expense:
Interest expense	24,898		26,455
Earnings from equity investments	(8,845)		(9,350)
Other (income) expense, net	(478)		(994)
Total other (income) expense	15,575		16,111
Net income (loss) before income taxes	6,686		(1,758)
Income tax expense	4,867		5,174
Net income (loss)	1,819		(6,932)
Other comprehensive income
Foreign currency translation gain	26,016		35,079
Pension and post-retirement benefits, net of tax	(371)		(459)
Gain (loss) on derivative financial instruments, net of tax	(343)		0
Other comprehensive income	25,422		35,070
Comprehensive income	27,241		28,138
Basic and diluted net (loss) income per share:
Basic	$ 0.02		$ (0.08)
Diluted	$ 0.02		$ (0.08)
Weighted-average number of shares used in per share calculations:
Basic shares	92,484		91,886
Diluted shares	94,224		91,886
Lotterie Nazionali SRL [Member]
Other comprehensive income
Gain (loss) on derivative financial instruments, net of tax	$ 120		$ 450

[1] Exclusive of depreciation and amortization.