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International Game Tech (IGT), U.S. SEC Enter Settlement Over Alleged Whistleblower Anti-Retaliation Provisions Violations

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International Game Technology PLC Settles Pre-Merger Whistleblower Claim With The U.S. Securities And Exchange Commission

September 30, 2016 6:45 AM EDT

LONDON, Sept. 30, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- International Game Technology PLC ("IGT") (NYSE: IGT) today announced that it has entered into a settlement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") with respect to an alleged violation of the whistleblower anti-retaliation provisions in the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that occurred at legacy IGT prior to its acquisition by GTECH S.p.A.

In agreeing to the settlement, IGT neither admits nor denies the SEC's allegations that legacy IGT improperly retaliated... More