Clint Eastwood to Open G2E Trade Show and Appear in WMS Gaming Booth.

WAUKEGAN, Ill., and LAS VEGAS -- WMS Gaming Inc, a subsidiary of WMS Industries Inc. (NYSE:WMS), today announced that renowned actor, Clint Eastwood, will open the Global Gaming Expo (G2E) at the Las Vegas Convention Center with a ceremonial ribbon cutting ceremony beginning at 12:45 p.m. PST today. Brian Gamache, President and CEO of WMS Industries will join Mr. Eastwood in the opening ceremony. Immediately following the ribbon cutting ceremony, Mr. Eastwood will be appearing in WMS' booth. Mr. Eastwood's appearance will kick-off the debut of two new WMS video games based on the likeness of Mr. Eastwood and the blockbuster movie, A FISTFUL OF DOLLARS(TM). WMS expects to receive regulatory approval for these new wide-area-progressive games on its Bluebird(R) video gaming cabinet and launch its second wide-area-progressive jackpot system in January 2005.

"We are honored to be hosting superstar Clint Eastwood in our booth to introduce our creative new games based on one of his most famous movie roles," stated Brian R. Gamache, President and CEO of WMS Industries. "Our incredibly talented product development team has outdone themselves in creating two highly entertaining games utilizing what will be the flagship theme for our video wide-area-progressive product line. We look forward to bringing this new product to our customers in the next few months."

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WMS Gaming Inc., a subsidiary of WMS Industries Inc., designs, manufactures and markets video and reel-spinning gaming devices and video lottery terminals. WMS Gaming is headquartered in Waukegan, IL with regional offices in all major domestic gaming jurisdictions, as well as Barcelona, Spain, London, England, Johannesburg, South Africa and Sydney, Australia.