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CONSORZIO LOTTERIE NAZIONALI
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(thousands of Euro)

Exhibit 99.9
 




CONSORZIO LOTTERIE NAZIONALI

INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


 
 
Page
Statements of Financial Position as of December 31, 2012 and 2011
 
F- 2
 
 
 
Statements of Comprehensive Income for the Years Ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010
 
F- 3
 
 
 
Statements of Changes in Equity for the Years Ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010

 
F- 4
 
 
 
Cash Flow Statements for the Years Ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010
 
F- 5
 
 
 
Notes to Financial Statements
 
F- 6
















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CONSORZIO LOTTERIE NAZIONALI
STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION
December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010
(In thousands of Euro)
 
 
 
December 31,
 
 
Notes
2012
2011
 
 
 
(unaudited)
(unaudited)
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
Non-current assets
 
 
 
 
Deferred income taxes
 
 
152
123
Total non-current assets
 
 
152
123
 
 
 
 
 
Current Assets
 
 
 
 
Current financial assets from parent company
 
11-13
18,678
19,566
Other current assets
 
 
233
176
Income tax receivable
 
 
352
352
Cash and cash equivalents
 
3
Total current assets
 
 
19,263
20,094
 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL ASSETS
 
 
19,415
20,217
 
 
 
 
 
EQUITY AND LIABILITIES
 
 
 
 
Equity
 
 
 
 
Issued capital
 
4
16,000
16,000
Legal reserve
 
 
3,200
3,200
Retained earnings, including net income for the period
 
 
(448)
(183)
Total equity
 
 
18,752
19,017
 
 
 
 
 
Non-current liabilities
 
 
 
 
Long-term provisions
 
5
479
747
Total non-current liabilities
 
 
479
747
 
 
 
 
 
Current liabilities
 
 
 
 
Accounts payable
 
 
182
374
Current financial payables to parent company
 
11-13
Other current liabilities
 
 
2
79
Total current liabilities
 
 
184
453
 
 
 
 
 
TOTAL EQUITY AND LIABILITIES
 
 
19,415
20,217


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CONSORZIO LOTTERIE NAZIONALI
STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010
(In thousands of Euro)
 
 
 
For the year ended
 
 
 
December 31,
 
 
Notes
2012
2011
2010
 
 
 
(unaudited)
(unaudited)
 
Service revenues
 
6
244,025
Other revenue
 
 
3
156
956
Total Revenue
 
 
3
156
244,981
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of tickets
 
 
35,238
Service costs
 
7
154
442
68,987
Depreciation, amortization and write-downs
 
 
3,623
Other operating costs
 
 
239
65
538
Total Costs
 
 
393
507
108,386
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating Income
 
 
(390)
(351)
136,595
 
 
 
 
 
 
Financial income
 
8
98
488
3,789
Financial expenses
 
8
(9)
(8,553)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income / (loss) before income taxes
 
9
(292)
128
131,832
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income tax expense / (benefit)
 
9
(27)
311
42,723
Net income / (loss) for the year
 
 
(265)
(183)
89,109
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other comprehensive income:
 
 
 
 
 
Components of other comprehensive income
 
 
Income tax relating to components of other comprehensive income
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other comprehensive income for the year, net of tax
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total comprehensive income / (loss) for the year
 
 
(265)
(183)
89,109


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CONSORZIO LOTTERIE NAZIONALI
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010
(In thousands of Euro)
For the year ended December 31, 2012 (unaudited)
 
Issued Capital
 
Legal Reserve
 
Retained Earnings
 
Total
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at January 1, 2012
 
16,000
 
3,200
 
(183)
 
19,017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income for the year
 
 
 
(265)
 
(265)
Other comprehensive income/ (loss)
 
 
 
 
Total comprehensive income/ (loss)
 
 
 
(265)
 
(265)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at December 31, 2012
 
16,000
 
3,200
 
(448)
 
18,752
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
For the year ended December 31, 2011 (unaudited)
 
Issued Capital
 
Legal Reserve
 
Retained Earnings
 
Total
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at January 1, 2011
 
16,000
 
3,200
 
89,109
 
108,309
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income for the year
 
 
 
(183)
 
(183)
Other comprehensive income/ (loss)
 
 
 
 
Total comprehensive income/ (loss)
 
 
 
(183)
 
(183)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dividend distribution
 
 
 
(89,109)
 
(89,109)
Balance at December 31, 2011
 
16,000
 
3,200
 
(183)
 
19,017
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
For the year ended December 31, 2010
 
Issued Capital
 
Legal Reserve
 
Retained Earnings
 
Total
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at January 1, 2010
 
16,000
 
3,200
 
123,347
 
142,547
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income for the year
 
 
 
 
 
89,109
 
89,109
Other comprehensive income/ (loss)
 
 
 
 
Total comprehensive income/ (loss)
 
 
 
89,109
 
89,109
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dividend distribution
 
 
 
(123,347)
 
(123,347)
Balance at December 31, 2010
 
16,000
 
3,200
 
89,109
 
108,309



F-4






CONSORZIO LOTTERIE NAZIONALI
CASH FLOW STATEMENTS
December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009
(In thousands of Euro)

 
 
Year ended December 31,
 
Notes
2012
 
2011
 
2010
 
 
(unaudited)
 
(unaudited)
 
 
Operating activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Profit before income tax
9
(292)
 
128
 
131,831
Adjustments to reconcile profit before income tax to net cash flow
 
 
 
 
 
 
Depreciation
 
 
 
1,667
Intangible asset amortization
 
 
 
235
Interest income
 
 
 
(42)
Interest on intercompany loan
8
(98)
 
(488)
 
(698)
Total accrued interest income
 
(98)
 
(488)
 
(740)
Bank interest charges and commissions
8
 
9
 
24
Other intercompany interest expense
 
 
 
345
Interest expense to AAMS and other interest expense
 
 
 
121
Total accrued interest expense
 
 
9
 
490
Other non-monetary items:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unrealized foreign exchange (gains)/losses, net
 
 
 
Exchange (gains)/losses, net
 
 
 
(192)
Net change in long-term provisions
 
(268)
 
309
 
(292)
Realized foreign exchange (gains)/losses, net
 
 
 
1,304
Income taxes paid
 
(3)
 
116
 
(43,857)
Cash flows before changes in working capital
 
(661)
 
74
 
90,446
Change in net working capital:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Inventories
 
 
 
5,494
Trade and other receivables:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Trade and other receivables
 
 
 
32,135
Receivables from PoS (retailers)
 
 
 
35,414
Related party receivables
 
8
 
 
2,764
Accounts payables:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Payables to AAMS
 
 
 
(49,641)
Payables to others
 
(77)
 
(315)
 
154

F-5




Payables to suppliers including related parties
 
(193)
 
44
 
37,065
Current income taxes
 
 
 
(40,652)
Deferred income taxes
 
 
 
(2,071)
Income taxes payables
 
 
 
(2,444)
Other tax receivables
 
(63)
 
(123)
 
45,247
VAT payables and taxes other than income taxes
 
 
 
Cash flows from operating activities
 
(986)
 
(320)
 
153,911
Investing activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Purchases of equipment
 
 
 
(1,656)
Purchases of intangible assets
 
 
 
(380)
Disposals of intangible assets
 
 
 
6
Interest received
 
 
 
400
Cash flows from investing activities
 
 
 
(1,630)
Financing activities
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest paid
 
 
(9)
 
(466)
Dividends paid
 
 
(89,109)
 
(123,347)
Net change in financial receivables from/payables to parent company
 
986
 
89,107
 
(28,141)
Cash flows from financing activities
 
986
 
(11)
 
(151,954)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
 
 
(331)
 
327
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period
 
 
331
 
4
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period
3
 
 
331
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
See Note 1 for a description of the transfer of certain asset and liability balances effective October 1, 2010 that materially impacted the financial statements as of and for year ended December 31, 2010 but that did not have a cash flow impact.




















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CONSORZIO LOTTERIE NAZIONALI
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(thousands of Euro)







1.    Corporate information

Consorzio Lotterie Nazionali (hereinafter “CLN” or “the Company”) is a consortium organized under the laws of the Republic of Italy. The head office of the Company is located in Rome, Italy.

The Company's operations are entirely in the Republic of Italy. In the month of October 2003, the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finances granted to CLN the exclusive concession to operate various traditional and instant lotteries, including “Scratch and Win” instant games. The Company's instant and traditional lotteries are available through various vendors located throughout Italy, mainly at tobacco shops, cafès, bars, motorway restaurants and newspaper stands (collectively, “Points of Sale” or “PoS”).

The Company's deed of association assigns to all of its equity holders specific roles in the Company's business activities as follows:

Lottomatica Group S.p.A. (the parent of the Company and formerly Lottomatica S.p.A.): its role includes the design and coordination of the Company's overall operations including management of the marketing and accounting functions, collection of wagers from Points of Sales, administration of periodic drawings, and procurement of software and hardware for Points of Sale;
Scientific Games International: its role includes design and production of instant lottery tickets;
Arianna 2001 S.p.A: its role includes serving as the secure depository and manager of the instant lottery tickets inventory;
Olivetti S.p.A.: its role includes responsibilities for the supply and maintenance of software and hardware of the Company;
Servizi Base 2001 S.p.A.: its role includes management of the instant lottery ticket distribution to the Points of Sale.

The concession granted to CLN by the Ministry entity Amministrazione Autonoma dei Monopoli di Stato (hereinafter “AAMS”) expired in the months of March and May of 2010, for traditional lotteries and instant lotteries, respectively. During August 2009, AAMS issued a tender for a new nine-year concession agreement to be effective from June 10, 2010, which was initially awarded to the Company. However, another lottery operator in the Italian market filed an order to annul the tender process, which was granted by the Regional Administrative Court (“TAR”) of Lazio. AAMS and CLN subsequently filed an appeal to the Supreme Administrative Court (Consiglio di Stato) defending the legality of the tender process and requesting an annulment of the decision by the TAR of Lazio.

In a hearing held on March 9, 2010, the Supreme Administrative Court generally accepted the appeal submitted by AAMS and CLN, but also partially accepted the decision of the TAR of Lazio by agreeing that certain laws regulating the tender process were not applicable. Accordingly, on March 30, 2010, AAMS issued a decree aimed at reopening the prior public tender for the new Scratch & Win concession requiring the bidders to submit their applications by May 10, 2010.

On May 13, 2010, AAMS officially awarded CLN as the sole license holder for the new Scratch & Win instant lotteries concession, subject to the requirement that such concession be subscribed by a new company structured as an incorporated entity, as discussed in further detail below. In order to guarantee continuity of service in the meantime, AAMS granted CLN the temporary management of the Scratch & Win instant lotteries, effective June 1, 2010 and ending no later than September 30, 2010. Given the requirements of the tender process, CLN continued its operations through the end of the third calendar quarter of 2010, while a newly established incorporated entity, Lotterie Nazionali S.r.l. (“LN”), which is also a majority owned subsidiary of Lottomatica Group S.p.A. having substantially the same


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CONSORZIO LOTTERIE NAZIONALI
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(thousands of Euro)



equity owners and management team as CLN, began managing the instant lottery concession effective October 1, 2010.

On August 5, 2010, LN and AAMS signed the new Scratch & Win instant lotteries concession agreement, effective October 1, 2010. On September 30, 2010, CLN, LN and AAMS signed an addendum to the new concession agreement
aimed at regulating a smooth transition to the new entity's operations and ensuring continuity in the service to be provided by LN. In particular, this addendum required CLN to transfer at book value, effective October 1, 2010, certain of its assets and liabilities as of August 31, 2010 to LN based on the provision of a third separate contract (also signed on September 30, 2010). Based on the accounts and balances transferred at such date, the parties determined the transfer price to be zero (i.e., total assets equaled total liabilities), but agreed to potentially adjust the transfer price before December 31, 2010 based on the results of a third party analysis and valuation (i.e., appraisal) to be conducted throughout the fourth quarter.

The final appraisal validated the net worth valuation criteria initially adopted (i.e., measuring at book value the assets and liabilities to be transferred) by confirming a transfer price of zero. The September 30, 2010 asset and liability balances that were transferred to LN effective October 1, 2010 based on the provision of the addendum to the new concession agreement included the following:

 
9/30/2010
 
 
 
9/30/2010
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Equipment, net
2,790
 
Accounts payable
 
2,709
 
Intangible assets, net
425
 
Other liabilities to AAMS
 
286,295
 
Inventories
8,124
 
Related parties payables
 
127,462
 
Other current assets
64
 
Other current liabilities
 
42
 
Receivables from PoS (retailers)
227,536
 
 
 
 
 
Related party receivables
9,210
 
 
 
 
 
Current financial assets from parent company
168,359
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
416,508
 
 
 
416,508
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

The rationale for the zero transfer price resulted from the fact that such transfer was exclusively driven by regulatory and government tax requirements and was also intended to protect Italian lottery consumers' interests by ensuring continuity in the service. This transfer was, in other words, considered a mandatory (i.e., necessary) action aimed at both regulating the transition to the new concessionaire's operations and satisfying the new concession's requirements and was not intended to represent a regular or recurring transfer (i.e., sale) responding to market conditions.

Although virtually all CLN's assets, liabilities and operations were transferred to LN effective October 1, 2010, the Company was not formally liquidated on such date and still existed on December 31, 2010. However, given that the terms of the original Scratch & Win lotteries concession agreements pertaining to CLN have expired, coupled with the fact that management of the instant lotteries was successfully transitioned to LN during the fourth calendar quarter of 2010, the CLN Board of Directors proposed, on February 9, 2011, to begin formal dissolution of the Company. Such recommendation was presented to, and approved by, the Company's equity holders in a meeting held on February 24, 2011.




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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(thousands of Euro)



On March 8, 2011, the Company filed to the “Registro delle imprese” the above mentioned approval to pursue an orderly liquidation, as such following all related provisions of Italian Civil Code and then returning any excess cash to the Company's equity holders.

2.1 Basis of preparation

The Company adopted the liquidation basis of accounting effective March 8, 2011. This basis of accounting is considered appropriate when, among other things, liquidation of a company is probable and the net realizable values of assets are reasonably determinable.  Under this basis of accounting, assets are valued at their net realizable values and liabilities are stated at their estimated settlement amounts.  The conversion to the liquidation basis of accounting required management to make significant estimates and judgments to record assets at estimated net realizable values and liabilities at estimated settlement amounts.

Even though the Company is in a liquidation process, its remaining assets and liabilities have been recognized and measured assuming they will be completely recovered and discharged, respectively, in the normal course of ceasing its business. Specifically, as noted above, such dissolution is the direct result of the transfer of the Company's business operations to a new entity under common control in accordance with regulatory and governmental requirements and accordingly, is not indicative of a distressed transaction or a liquidation that is occurring under duress.

To the contrary, given the substantial profitability experienced by the Company during the original concession agreement, management expects that the assets existing as of December 31, 2012 will be sufficient to fully settle all of the Company's liability and equity obligations existing as of that date.

The financial statements of the Company as of December 31, 2012 and for the year then ended were approved for issuance by the Board of Directors in accordance with a resolution dated February 25, 2013.

Statement of Compliance
The financial statements of CLN have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”).

2.2    Changes in accounting policy

The accounting policies adopted are consistent with those of the previous financial year except as follows.

The Company has adopted the following new and amended IFRS and International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee (“IFRIC”) interpretations during the year effective as of January 1, 2012. Adoption of these new and amended standards and interpretations did not have any effect on the financial position, performance or cash flows of the Company.

IAS 12 Income Taxes (Amendment) - Deferred Taxes: Recovery of Underlying Assets;
IFRS 1 First-Time Adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards (Amendment) - Severe
Hyperinflation and Removal of Fixed Dates for First-Time Adopters
IFRS 7 Financial Instruments - Enhanced Derecognition Disclosure Requirements;
Improvements to IFRSs (May 2012).

The principal effects of these changes are as follows:

IAS 12 Income Taxes (Amendment) - Deferred Taxes: Recovery of Underlying Assets
The amendment clarified the determination of deferred tax on investment property measured at fair value and introduces a rebuttable presumption that deferred tax on investment property measured using the fair value model in IAS 40 should be determined on the basis that its carrying amount will be recovered through sale. It includes the requirement that deferred tax on non-depreciable assets that are measured using the revaluation model in IAS 16 should always be

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(thousands of Euro)



measured on a sale basis. The amendment is effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2012 and has been no effect on the Company's financial position, performance or its disclosures.

IFRS 1 First-Time Adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards (Amendment) - Severe
Hyperinflation and Removal of Fixed Dates for First-Time Adopters
The IASB provided guidance on how an entity should resume presenting IFRS financial statements when its
functional currency ceases to be subject to hyperinflation. The amendment is effective for annual periods
beginning on or after 1 July 2011. The amendment had no impact to the Company.

IFRS 7 Financial Instruments: Disclosures - Enhanced Derecognition Disclosure Requirements
The amendment requires additional disclosure about financial assets that have been transferred but not
derecognised to enable the user of the Company's financial statements to understand the relationship with those assets that have not been derecognised and their associated liabilities. In addition, the amendment requires disclosures about the entity's continuing involvement in derecognised assets to enable the users to evaluate the nature of, and risks associated with, such involvement. The amendment is effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 July 2011. The Company does not have any assets with these characteristics so there has been no effect on the presentation of its financial statements.

2.3    International Financial Reporting Standards to be adopted in 2013 and later

The IASB and IFRIC issued additional standards and interpretations which are effective for periods starting after the date of these financial statements and therefore have yet to be adopted by CLN, assuming the liquidation will not be completed by the time the Company will be required to prepare 2013 financial statements, as described below. Given the in-liquidation status of the Company, the adoption of these new and amended standards is not expected to have any effect on the financial position, performance or cash flows of the Company.

IAS 1 Financial Statement Presentation - Presentation of Items of Other Comprehensive Income
Items that could be reclassified (or 'recycled') to profit or loss at a future point in time (for example, net gain on hedge of net investment, exchange differences on translation of foreign operations, net movement on cash flow hedges and net loss or gain on available-for-sale financial assets) would be presented separately from items that will never be reclassified (for example, actuarial gains and losses on defined benefit plans and revaluation of land and buildings). The amendment does not affect presentation and has no impact on the Company's financial position or performance. The amendment becomes effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 July 2012, and will therefore be applied in the Company's first annual report after becoming effective.

IAS 19 Employee Benefits (Amendment)
The IASB has issued numerous amendments to IAS 19. These range from fundamental changes such as
removing the corridor mechanism and the concept of expected returns on plan assets to simple clarifications and re-wording. As the Company has no personnel, the changes do not affect presentation and have no impact on the Company's financial position or performance. The amendment becomes effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2013.

IAS 28 Investments in Associates and Joint Ventures (as revised in 2011)
The amendment becomes effective for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013. As a consequence of the new IFRS 11 and IFRS 12. IAS 28 has been renamed IAS 28 Investments in Associates and Joint Ventures, and describes the application of the equity method to investments in joint ventures in addition to associates. The Company does not have investments in associates and joint ventures, as such the adoption of this standard is not expected to impact the financial position, performance or cash flows of the Company. The amendment becomes effective for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013.




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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(thousands of Euro)



IAS 32 Offsetting Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities - Amendments to IAS 32
These amendments clarify the meaning of “currently has a legally enforceable right to set-off”. The amendments also clarify the application of the IAS 32 offsetting criteria to settlement systems (such as central clearing house systems)
which apply gross settlement mechanisms that are not simultaneous. These amendments are not expected to impact the Company's financial position or performance and become effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2014.

IFRS 1 Government Loans - Amendments to IFRS 1
These amendments require first-time adopters to apply the requirements of IAS 20 Accounting for Government Grants and Disclosure of Government Assistance, prospectively to government loans existing at the date of transition to IFRS. Entities may choose to apply the requirements of IFRS 9 (or IAS 39, as applicable) and IAS 20 to government loans retrospectively if the information needed to do so had been obtained at the time of initially accounting for that loan. The exception would give first-time adopters relief from retrospective measurement of government loans with a below-market rate of interest. The amendment is effective for annual periods on or after 1 January 2013. The amendment has no impact on the Company.

IFRS 7 Disclosures - Offsetting Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities - Amendments to IFRS 7
These amendments require an entity to disclose information about rights to set-off and related arrangements (e.g., collateral agreements). The disclosures would provide users with information that is useful in evaluating the effect of netting arrangements on an entity's financial position. The new disclosures are required for all recognised financial instruments that are set off in accordance with IAS 32 Financial Instruments: Presentation. The disclosures also apply to recognised financial instruments that are subject to an enforceable master netting arrangement or similar agreement, irrespective of whether they are set off in accordance with IAS 32. These amendments will not impact the Company's financial position or performance and become effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2013.

IFRS 9 Financial Instruments: Classification and Measurement
IFRS 9 as issued reflects the first phase of the IASBs work on the replacement of IAS 39 and applies to
classification and measurement of financial assets and financial liabilities as defined in IAS 39. The standard was initially effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2013, but Amendments to IFRS 9
Mandatory Effective Date of IFRS 9 and Transition Disclosures, issued in December 2011, moved the mandatory effective date to 1 January 2015. In subsequent phases, the IASB will address hedge accounting and impairment of financial assets. The adoption of the first phase of IFRS 9 is not expected to have an effect on the classification and measurement of the Company's financial assets and liabilities. The Company will quantify the effect in conjunction with the other phases, when issued, to present a comprehensive picture.

IFRS 10 Consolidated Financial Statements
IFRS 10 replaces the portion of IAS 27 Consolidated and Separate Financial Statements that addresses the
accounting for consolidated financial statements. It also addresses the issues raised in SIC-12 Consolidation - Special Purpose Entities. IFRS 10 establishes a single control model that applies to all entities including special purpose entities. The Company does not present consolidated financial statements, as such the adoption of this standard is not expected to impact the financial position, performance or cash flows of the Company. This standard becomes effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2013

IFRS 11 Joint Arrangements
This standard becomes effective for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013. IFRS 11 replaces IAS 31 Interests in Joint Ventures and SIC-13 Jointly-controlled Entities - Non-monetary Contributions by Venturers. IFRS 11 removes the option to account for jointly controlled entities (JCEs) using proportionate consolidation. Instead, JCEs that meet the definition of a joint venture must be accounted for using the equity method. The Company does not have JCEs, as such the adoption of this standard is not expected to impact the financial position, performance or cash flows of the Company. The amendment becomes effective for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013.



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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(thousands of Euro)


IFRS 12 Disclosure of Involvement with Other Entities
This standard becomes effective for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013. IFRS 12 includes all of the disclosures that were previously in IAS 27 related to consolidated financial statements, as well as all of the disclosures that were previously included in IAS 31 and IAS 28. These disclosures relate to an entity's interests in subsidiaries,
joint arrangements, associates and structured entities. A number of new disclosures are also required. The adoption of this standard is not expected to impact the financial position, performance or cash flows of the Company.

IFRS 13 Fair Value Measurement
This standard becomes effective for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013. IFRS 13 establishes a single source of guidance under IFRS for all fair value measurements. IFRS 13 does not change when an entity is required to use fair value, but rather provides guidance on how to measure fair value under IFRS when fair value is required or permitted. The adoption of this standard is not expected to impact the financial position, performance or cash flows of the Company.

Improvements to IFRSs
In May 2012, the IASB issued its third omnibus of amendments to its standards, primarily with a view to
removing inconsistencies and clarifying wording. There are separate transitional provisions for each standard. The amendments made can result in accounting changes for presentation, recognition and measurement. The adoption of such amendments resulted in changes to accounting policies but had no effect on the financial position, performance or cash flows of the Company.

IFRS 1 First-time Adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards. This improvement clarifies that an entity that stopped applying IFRS in the past and chooses, or is required, to apply IFRS, has the option to re-apply IFRS 1. If IFRS 1 is not re-applied, an entity must retrospectively restate its financial statements as if it had never stopped applying IFRS.
IAS 1 Presentation of Financial Statements. This improvement clarifies the difference between voluntary additional comparative information and the minimum required comparative information. Generally, the minimum required comparative information is theprevious period.
IAS 16 Property Plant and Equipment. This improvement clarifies that major spare parts and servicing equipment that meet the definition of property, plant and equipment are not inventory.
IAS 32 Financial Instruments, Presentation. This improvement clarifies that income taxes arising from distributions to equity holders are accounted for in accordance with IAS 12 Income Taxes.
IAS 34 Interim Financial Reporting. The amendment aligns the disclosure requirements for total segment assets with total segment liabilities in interim financial statements. This clarification also ensures that interim disclosures are aligned with annual disclosures.

These improvements are effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2013.

2.4    Significant accounting judgments, estimates and assumptions

The preparation of the Company's financial statements requires management to make judgments, estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of revenues, expenses, assets and liabilities, and the disclosure of contingent liabilities, at the reporting date. However, uncertainty about these assumptions and estimates could result in outcomes that could require a material adjustment to the carrying amount of the asset or liability affected in the future.

Estimates and assumptions
The key assumptions concerning the future and other key sources of estimation uncertainty at the statement of financial position date that have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities within the next financial year are discussed below.




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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(thousands of Euro)


Deferred Tax Assets
Deferred tax assets are recognized to the extent that it is probable that taxable profit will be available in the future. Significant management judgment is required to determine the amount of deferred tax assets that can be realized, based upon the likely timing and level of future taxable profits together with future tax planning strategies.
 
2.5    Summary of significant accounting policies

The accounting policies of the Company following its adoption of the liquidating basis of accounting conform to International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”). Even if the 2012 financial statements have been formally prepared on the liquidation basis of accounting, given the liquid nature of the Company's assets and liabilities existing as of December 31, 2012 and 2011, management believes that the “in-liquidation” significant accounting policies substantially conform to those previously adopted in “pre-liquidation” for the purpose of the preparation of the financial statements as of December 31, 2011 and for the year then ended. Significant “in-liquidation” accounting policies are described below.

Financial assets
Financial assets within the scope of IAS 39 are classified as financial assets at fair value through profit or loss, loans and receivables, held-to-maturity investments, or available-for-sale financial assets, as appropriate. The Company only has financial assets classified as loans and receivables and fair value through profit and loss. When financial assets are recognized initially on the trade date, they are measured at fair value, plus, in the case of investments not recognized at fair value through profit or loss, directly attributable transaction costs.

The Company determines the classification of its financial assets on initial recognition.

Trade receivables and other receivables
Trade accounts receivable are subsequently measured at amortized cost less impairment. Impairment provisions or allowances for doubtful accounts are generally recorded when there is objective evidence that the Company will not be able to collect the related receivables. Bad debts are written off when identified.

Short-term receivables are not discounted because the effect of discounting cash flows is immaterial.

Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents in the balance sheet are comprised of cash at banks and on hand and short-term, highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less at the date of purchase.

Financial liabilities
Financial liabilities at amortized cost
All loans and borrowings and trade accounts payable are initially recognized at fair value less directly attributable transaction costs. After initial recognition, interest bearing loans and borrowings are subsequently measured at amortized cost using the effective interest method. Short-term payables are not discounted because the effect of discounting cash flows is immaterial.


Provisions
Provisions are recognized when the Company has a present obligation (legal or constructive) as a result of a past event, it is probable that an outflow of resources embodying economic benefits will be required to settle the obligation and a reliable estimate can be made of the amount of the obligation. Whenever the Company expects some or all of a provision to be reimbursed, for example under an insurance contract, the reimbursement is recognized as a separate

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CONSORZIO LOTTERIE NAZIONALI
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(thousands of Euro)



asset, but only when the reimbursement is virtually certain. The expense relating to any provision is presented in the income statement net of any reimbursement. If the effect of the time value of money is material, provisions are discounted using a current pre-tax rate that reflects, where appropriate, the risks specific to the liability. Where discounting is used, the increase in the provision due to the passage of time is recognized as a borrowing cost.

Income taxes

Current income tax
Current tax assets and liabilities for the current and prior periods are measured at the amount expected to be recovered from or paid to the taxation authorities. The tax rates and tax laws used to compute the amount are those that are enacted or substantively enacted by the statement of financial position date.

Deferred income tax
Deferred income tax is provided using the liability method on temporary differences at the statement of financial position date between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their carrying amounts for financial reporting purposes.

Deferred income tax liabilities are recognized for all taxable temporary differences.

Deferred income tax assets are recognized for all deductible temporary differences, carry-forward of unused tax credits and unused tax losses, to the extent that it is probable that taxable profit will be available against which the deductible temporary differences, and the carry-forward of unused tax credits and unused tax losses, can be utilized.

The carrying amount of deferred income tax assets is reviewed at each balance sheet date and reduced to the extent that it is no longer probable that sufficient taxable profit will be available to allow all or part of the deferred income tax asset to be utilized. Unrecognized deferred income tax assets are reassessed at each statement of financial position date and are recognized to the extent that it has become probable that future taxable profit will allow the deferred tax asset to be recovered.

Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are measured at the tax rates that are expected to apply to the year when the asset is realized or the liability is settled, based on tax rates (and tax laws) that have been enacted or substantively enacted at the statement of financial position date.

Income tax relating to items recognized directly in equity is recognized in equity and not in the statement of comprehensive income.

3.    Cash and cash equivalents
 
December 31,
 
2012
 
2011
 
(unaudited)
 
(unaudited)
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
 
 
 
 
 

Cash and cash equivalents are stated at cost, which approximates fair value, and earn interest at market rates. The Company participates in a cash pooling agreement with an equity holder, Lottomatica Group S.p.A., pursuant to which its funds are swept daily into various cash pools managed by Lottomatica Group S.p.A. Amounts swept into the cash pools of Lottomatica Group S.p.A. are classified as “current financial assets from parent company”. For comments on related party balances and transactions, see further disclosure in Notes 11 and 13.



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CONSORZIO LOTTERIE NAZIONALI
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(thousands of Euro)



4.    Equity

The equity holders and issued capital attributed to them are as follows at December 31, 2012:
Equity holder
Percent of issued capital
Issued capital
Lottomatica Group S.p.A.
63
%
10,080

Scientific Games Int.
20
%
3,200

Arianna 2001 S.p.A.
15
%
2,400

Olivetti S.p.A.
1
%
160
Servizi Base 2001 S.p.A.
1
%
160
 Total
100
%
16,000


5.    Long term provisions

 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at December 31, 2012 (unaudited)
Legal Matters
 
Other
 
Total
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at January 1, 2012
347
 
400
 
747
Arising during the year
200
 
 
200
Utilized
(68)
 
(400)
 
(468)
Balance at December 31, 2012
479
 
 
479
 
 
 
 
 
 

Balance at December 31, 2011
Legal Matters
 
Other
 
Total
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at January 1, 2011
438
 
 
438
Arising during the year
 
400
 
400
Utilized
(91)
 
 
(91)
Balance at December 31, 2011
347
 
400
 
747
 
 
 
 
 
 

Legal matters
Provisions' accrual and utilization relates primarily to legal fees paid in connection with the legal matters discussed in Note 12.

Other
Provisions' utilization relates primarily to last year accruals connected to tax authority verification notified to the Company during the FY 2011 related to the preceding fiscal years.



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CONSORZIO LOTTERIE NAZIONALI
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(thousands of Euro)



6     Service revenue
 
December 31,
 
2012
 
2011
 
2010
 
(unaudited)
 
(unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Instant lotteries

 

 
243,442
Traditional lotteries

 

 
583
 

 

 
244,025
 
 
 
 
 
 
The Company previously operated in a highly regulated environment and sold instant and traditional lotteries though counterparties (PoS) located throughout Italy.

The Company effectively ceased operations as of September 30, 2010 upon the expiration of the extended term of the original Scratch & Win instant lotteries concession.

7. Service costs

 
December 31,
 
2012
 
2011
 
2010
 
(unaudited)
 
(unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Service costs from Lottomatica Group S.p.A.
18

 
69

 
46,633

Points of Sale assistance

 

 
17,071

Consulting fees
123

 
97

 
1,564

Maintenance fees

 

 
712

Advertising costs

 

 
695

Other costs
13

 
276

 
2,312

 
154

 
442

 
68,987

 
 
 
 
 
 

Current year service costs are not significant and are mainly related to minor intercompany costs and consulting fees. The Company effectively ceased operations as of September 30, 2010 upon the expiration of the extended term of the original Scratch & Win instant lotteries concession.

For comments related to costs from the equity holder Lottomatica Group S.p.A. and other related parties with which the Company conducts business, see the related parties relationships and transactions disclosure in Note 11.



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CONSORZIO LOTTERIE NAZIONALI
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(thousands of Euro)



8. Financial income and expenses

 
December 31,
 
2012
 
2011
 
2010
 
(unaudited)
 
(unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest income
98

 
488

 
739

Forward currency contracts

 

 
192

Exchange gains

 

 
2,858

Financial income
98

 
488

 
3,789

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest expense

 
9

 
768

Forward currency contracts

 

 

Factoring of trade receivables contract

 

 
3,623

Exchange losses

 

 
4,162

Financial expenses

 
9

 
8,553

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Interest income primarily relates to cash pooling transaction with the equity holder Lottomatica as described above.

9.    Income tax

Significant components of income tax expense are as follows:

 
December 31,
 
2012
 
2011
 
2010
 
(unaudited)
 
(unaudited)
 
 
Current
 
 
 
 
 
National (IRES)
 
30
 
34,371
Regional (IRAP)
 
 
6,281
Total Current
 
30
 
40,652
 
 
 
 
 
 
Deferred
 
 
 
 
 
Deferred income tax recovered
 
18
 
2,235
Deferred income tax (benefit)/expense
(29)
 
 
Total Deferred
(29)
 
18
 
2,235
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other adjustments
2
 
263
 
(164)
Total income tax expense
(27)
 
311
 
42,723
 
 
 
 
 
 



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CONSORZIO LOTTERIE NAZIONALI
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(thousands of Euro)



The tax effects of temporary differences and carry forwards that give rise to deferred income tax assets and liabilities consist of the following:
 
December 31,
 
2012
 
2011
 
(unaudited)
 
(unaudited)
Deferred tax assets
 
 
 
Other
152

 
123

 
152
 
123

 
 
 
 
Deferred tax liabilities

 

 

 

 
 
 
 
Net deferred income tax assets
152

 
123

 
 
 
 
Net deferred income tax assets at December 31, 2012
152

 
 
Net deferred income tax assets at December 31, 2011
123

 
 
Deferred income tax expense debited to profit or loss
29

 
 
Other accruals

 
 
Deferred income tax benefit changed to profit or loss
29

 
 

The effective income tax rate on profit before income tax differed from the Italian statutory tax rate for the following reasons:
 
December 31,
 
2012
 
2011
 
2010
 
(unaudited)
 
(unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income before income tax
(292)
 
128
 
131,831
 
 
 
 
 
 
Italian statutory tax rate (IRES)
27.5%
 
27.5%
 
27.5%
 
 
 
 
 
 
Theoretical provision for income taxes based on Italian statutory tax rate
(80)
 
35
 
36,254
 
 
 
 
 
 
Reconciliation of the theoretical and effective provision for income taxes:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Permanent differences
 
 
 
 
 
Italian local tax (IRAP)
 
 
5,946
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-deductible expenses
 
 
408
Other
53
 
276
 
116
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total tax provision
(27)
 
311
 
42,723
 
 
 
 
 
 
Effective tax rate
9.3%
 
243.1%
 
32.4%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


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CONSORZIO LOTTERIE NAZIONALI
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(thousands of Euro)



The temporary differences that give rise to the deferred income tax assets remaining at December 31, 2012 refer to the provisions for legal matters discussed in Note 12 that exclusively relate to the Company. Management expects that these temporary differences will be realized even if the Company's liquidation is fully implemented in 2012. This would result in the recognition of a liability for losses that will result in tax deductible amounts (i.e., deductible temporary differences) when the liability is ultimately settled (upon liquidation of the Company or when the litigation is ultimately settled).

In addition, management has determined that it is probable that sufficient taxable profit will be available in 2013 (i.e., interest income generated by the remaining balance of Current financial assets from parent company) against which the Euro 152 remaining deferred tax assets can be utilized.

10.    Geographic information

The Company previously operated geographically only in Italy.


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CONSORZIO LOTTERIE NAZIONALI
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(thousands of Euro)



11.    Related parties disclosures

Related parties relationships and transactions are reported in the table below:
 
December 31,
 
 
 
2012
 
2011
 
 
STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION
(unaudited)
 
(unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current financial assets from parent company
 
 
 
 
 
Lottomatica Group S.p.A.
18,678

 
19,566

 
 
 
18,678

 
19,566

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Accounts payable
 
 
 
 
 
Lottomatica Group S.p.A.
21

 
118

 
 
 
21

 
118

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current financial payables to parent company
 
 
 
 
 
Lottomatica Group S.p.A.

 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
December 31,
 
2011
 
2011
 
2010
STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(unaudited)
 
(unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of tickets
 
 
 
 
 
Scientific Games Int.

 

 
35,238

 

 

 
35,238

 
 
 
 
 
 
Service costs
 
 
 
 
 
Lottomatica Group S.p.A.
18

 
69

 
46,633

Arianna 2001

 

 
17,483

Scientific Games Int.

 

 
168

Olivetti S.p.A.

 

 
137
GTech Corp.

 

 
27
 
18

 
69

 
64,448

 
 
 
 
 
 
Financial income
 
 
 
 
 
Lottomatica Group S.p.A.
98

 
488
 
698

 
98

 
488
 
698

 
 
 
 
 
 
Financial expenses
 
 
 
 
 
Lottomatica Group S.p.A.

 

 
345
 

 

 
345
 
 
 
 
 
 

Current financial assets from parent company refer to the intercompany cash pooling transactions swept daily into the cash pools managed by Lottomatica.
 
Accounts payable and service costs to the parent company refer to the services rendered to CLN in accordance with intercompany agreements. In particular, they refer primarily to marketing and advertising, data processing, back office and cash pooling activities performed by the parent company and charged to the Company.

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CONSORZIO LOTTERIE NAZIONALI
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(thousands of Euro)



Accounts payable and service costs to the equity holder, Arianna 2001, refer to secure depository and distribution expenses.

Financial income and expenses from/to the parent company refer primarily to interest received from/charged by the equity holder Lottomatica Group S.p.A. relating to the Company's short-term borrowing transactions with the parent company.

All the transactions with related parties, including the intragroup transactions, were executed at terms and conditions that are consistent with market rates and they refer to mutual administrative, financial and organizational services rendered. No atypical and/or unusual transactions have been recorded by the Company.
  
At December 31, 2012, there were no guarantees made to or received from related parties.

12.    Litigation

LAS VEGAS” Instant Lottery Petitions

Beginning in April 2006, the Company began receiving payment requests relating to the “Las Vegas” instant lottery tickets (scratch and win) for non-winning tickets.

To-date, a large amount of requests for injunctive payments have been received by the Company. There have also been numerous requests for out-of court settlements. These claims amounted to approximately Euro 5.9 million in prize money and requested payment for non-winning tickets. The players claimed that according to their interpretation of the Game Regulations established with the Finance Ministry Decree of February 16, 2005, the amounts corresponding to the winnings indicated in the various areas of the tickets should have been paid every time cards with points from 10 to K appear, even though the regulations state that all the cards must have the same points. As a matter of fact, the players sustained that in all French card games those cards with 10 to K have the same points.

The Company considers these requests unfounded as they do not follow the Game Regulations which explicitly describe the qualifications of a winning ticket. However, in the opinion of legal counsel, other rulings might have a negative outcome based on the same information used in unfavorable rulings against the Company as noted below.

To-date, most of rulings have been issued fully accepting the reasons represented by legal counsel assisting the Company. With regard to the unfavorable rulings, the Company instructed its legal counsel to file appeals with the Supreme Court.


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CONSORZIO LOTTERIE NAZIONALI
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(thousands of Euro)



13.    Financial instruments and financial risk management objective and policies
Fair values
Set out below is a comparison, by category, of the carrying amounts and fair values of our financial instruments.
 
12/31/2012
 
12/31/2011
 
 
(unaudited)
 
(unaudited)
 
 
Carrying
 
Fair
 
Carrying
 
Fair
 
 
Amount
 
Value
 
Amount
 
Value
 
Financial assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current financial assets from parent
18,678

 
18,678

 
19,566

 
19,566

 
Other current assets
233

 
233

 
176

 
176

 
Cash and cash equivalents
 
 
0

 
0

 
 
18,911

 
18,911

 
19,742

 
19,742

 
Financial liabilities at amortised costs
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Accounts payable
182

 
182

 
374

 
374

 
Other current liabilities
2

 
2

 
79

 
79

 
 
184

 
184

 
453

 
453

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

The fair value of the financial assets and liabilities are included at the amount at which the instrument could
be exchanged in a current transaction between willing parties, other than in a forced or liquidation sale.
The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair values:

Trade and other receivables, current financial assets from parent, other current assets, cash and cash equivalents, accounts payable, current financial liabilities to parent and other current liabilities approximate their carrying amounts largely due to the short-term maturities of these instruments.
The Company previously executed derivative financial instruments with various counterparties, principally financial institutions with investment grade credit ratings. Derivatives valued using valuation techniques with market observable inputs included foreign currency forward contracts. The fair value of these derivatives was calculated principally by reference to forward exchange rates for contracts with similar maturity profiles. The valuation techniques incorporated various inputs including the credit quality of the counterparty in a net liability position.

Fair value hierarchy

The Company uses the following hierarchy for determining and disclosing the fair value of financial instruments by valuation technique:

Level 1: quoted (unadjusted) prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities
Level 2: other techniques for which all inputs that have a significant effect on the recorded fair value are observable, either directly or indirectly
Level 3: techniques which use inputs that have a significant effect on the recorded fair value that are not based on observable market data.

At December 31, 2012, there are no financial instruments to be valued.


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CONSORZIO LOTTERIE NAZIONALI
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(thousands of Euro)



Interest income and expense

The following is a breakdown of the Company's interest income and interest expense by category for the year ended December 31:

 
Interest Income
 
Interest Expense
 
2012
2011
2010
 
2012
2011
2010
 
(unaudited)
(unaudited)
 
 
(unaudited)
(unaudited)
 
Financial assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current financial assets from parent company
98
488
698
 
Other current financial assets
42
 
Forward currency contracts
192
 
 
98
488
932
 
Financial liabilities at amortised costs
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current financial payables to parent company
 
345
Other current liabilities
 
398
 
 
743
Financial liabilities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bank overdrafts
 
9
24

Factoring of trade receivables contract
 
3,623

 
 
9
3,647
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Credit risk
The Company's credit risk is derived from cash and cash equivalents, trade and other receivables and other current assets balances. We maintain cash deposits and trade with only recognized, creditworthy third parties. We evaluate the collectability of trade accounts and sales receivables on a customer by customer basis. Trade and other receivables are reported net of allowances for doubtful accounts. Allowance for doubtful accounts is generally recorded when objective evidence exists that we will not been able to collect the receivable.

With respect to credit risk arising from financial assets of the Company, the Company's exposure arises only from default of the counterparty, with a maximum exposure equal to the carrying amount of these balances. We manage our exposure to counterparty credit risk by dealing with major, financially sound counterparties with high-grade credit ratings and by limiting exposure to any one counterparty.

The balance of trade receivables and receivables from retailers (including related bad debt allowance provisions) at December 31, 2010 was zero as a result of the transfer of such balances to LN effective October 1, 2010 based on the provision of the addendum to the new concession agreement subscribed by CLN, LN and AAMS on September 30, 2010 as described above.

The Company has no trade receivables and receivables from retailers as of December 31, 2012 and 2011, as such no ageing needs to be disclosed.



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CONSORZIO LOTTERIE NAZIONALI
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(thousands of Euro)



Liquidity risk
The Company participates in a cash pooling agreement with the parent company, Lottomatica Group S.p.A., pursuant to which the Company's funds are swept daily into various cash pools managed by Lottomatica Group S.p.A. We expect to use the cash generated during the year ended December 31, 2012 and reflected in the balance Current financial assets from parent company to fund our remaining contractual obligations and satisfy our equity obligations (i.e., to reimburse the issued capital and remaining reserves to equity holders) during 2013 in conjunction with the completion of the liquidation of the Company.

The Company does not have any remaining financial liabilities, including derivatives, with maturity dates that exceed 12 months. As such, the contractual maturity dates of the Company's remaining financial liabilities are all within one year.

The Company, since entering into the cash pooling agreement discussed above, did not enter into any lines of credit or other borrowing arrangements with banks.


Market risk
Foreign currency exchange rate risk
As a result of its operations being ceased on September 30, 2010, the Company no longer entered during 2012 into transactions relating to tickets purchased from the US equity holder Scientific Games Int., which instead affected our 2010 financial statements with regard to movements in the USD/EUR exchange rates. When referring to our 2010 financial statements, the primary risk inherent in our financial instruments was the market risk arising from adverse changes in foreign currency exchange rates. Historically, we managed our foreign currency exchange risk by entering into foreign currency forward contracts to reduce the exposure associated with certain liabilities denominated in USD, thereby economically hedging approximately 50% of the estimated future supply of tickets. For the majority of fiscal year 2010, the Company was totally exposed to foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations resulting from tickets purchased from Scientific Games Int. in USD as all foreign currency forward contracts matured prior to the beginning of the second fiscal quarter of 2010 to coincide with the expiration of the original concession agreement.

The sensitivity analysis to a reasonably possible change in the USD exchange rate, in a range between +10% and -10% compared to the exchange rate as of December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, and the related potential effect on the net income and net equity of the Company is as follows:

 
Increase/decrease in U.S. Dollar rate
Effect on net income before tax
Effect on equity
 
 
 
 
2012
10%
 
(10)%
 
 
 
 
2011
10%
 
(10)%
 
 
 
 
2010
10%
2,724
1,852
 
(10)%
(3,324)
(2,260)

Interest rate risk
The Company does not have financing arrangements with banks since its short-term borrowing requirements are provided by Lottomatica Group S.p.A. through the cash pooling agreement previously discussed. The interest rate for the cash pooling agreement is set on a quarterly basis. Consequently, changes in market interest rates would not have a significant effect on the Company's net income and net equity.

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