Exhibit 23.1




                         Consent of Independent Auditors


We consent to the incorporation by reference in this  Registration  Statement on
Form S-8  pertaining to the 2000 Omnibus  Stock Option and  Long-Term  Incentive
Plan and the 1999  Non-Employee  Directors'  Stock Option Plan of GTECH Holdings
Corporation of our report dated March 27, 2000, with respect to the consolidated
financial statements of GTECH Holdings Corporation included in its Annual Report
(Form 10-K) for the year ended February 26, 2000,  filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission



/s/Ernst & Young LLP
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Ernst & Young LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
February 21, 2001