Acquisitions and Dispositions (Details 2) (Sceptre Leisure Solutions Limited)	1 Months Ended
Apr. 30, 2010 terminal
Sceptre Leisure Solutions Limited
Acquisitions:
Number of server-based gaming terminals acquired	751

Represents the number of server-based gaming terminals acquired.

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