LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR
SECTION 16 REPORTING OBLIGATIONS



	The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Marc A. Crisafulli,
Denise M. Ogilvie, Michael K. Prescott, Martin J. Ahlijanian, Robert A.
Arena and Miriam A. Ross, or each of them (the "Authorized Persons") as the
undersigned's true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with full power and
authority to:

1.	execute and file on the undersigned's behalf all
Forms 3, 4, and 5 (including any amendments thereto) with respect to the
securities of GTECH Holdings Corporation (the "Company"), with the United
States Securities and Exchange Commission, any stock exchange or similar
authority, as considered necessary or advisable under Section 16(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder, as amended from time to time (the "Exchange Act");


(2)	seek or obtain, as the undersigned's representative and on the
undersigned's behalf, information on transactions in the Company's
securities from any third party, including brokers, employee benefit plan
administrators and trustees, and the undersigned hereby authorizes any such
person to release any such information to the undersigned and approves and
ratifies any such release of information; and

(3)	perform any and all
other acts which in the discretion of such attorney-in-fact are necessary
or desirable for and on behalf of the undersigned in connection with the
foregoing.

The undersigned acknowledges that:

(1)	this Power of
Attorney authorizes, but does not require, such attorney-in-fact to act in
their discretion on information provided to such attorney-in-fact without
independent verification of such information;

(2)	any documents
prepared and/or executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the
undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney will be in such form and
will contain such information and disclosure as such attorney-in-fact, in
his or her discretion, deems necessary or desirable;

(3)	neither the
Company nor such attorney-in-fact assumes (i) any liability for the
undersigned's responsibility to comply with the requirement of the Exchange
Act, (ii) any liability of the undersigned for any failure to comply with
such requirements, or (iii) any obligation or liability of the undersigned
for profit disgorgement under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act; and


(4)	this Power of Attorney does not relieve the undersigned from
responsibility for compliance with the undersigned's obligations under the
Exchange Act, including without limitation the reporting requirements under
Section 16 of the Exchange Act.

	The undersigned hereby gives and
grants the foregoing attorneys-in-fact full power and authority to do and
perform all and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary or
appropriate to be done in and about the foregoing matters as fully to all
intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if present,
hereby ratifying all that such attorneys-in-fact of, for an on behalf of he
undersigned, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this
Limited Power of Attorney.

	This Power of Attorney shall remain in
full force and effect until the undersigned is no longer required to file
Forms 3, 4 or 5 with respect to the undersigned's holdings of or
transactions in securities issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by
the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to such attorneys-in-fact.



									   /s/ Christine M. Cournoyer

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						Signature

									   Christine
M. Cournoyer
									   _____________________________
						Print Name



									   July 21, 2003

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