International Game Technology Announces Quarterly Dividend

RENO, Nev., May 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — International Game Technology (NYSE: IGT) today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of six cents ($0.06) per share, payable on July 10, 2009 to shareholders of r

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