Analyst: Scientific Games Faces Bigger Sales Drop

Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters, whose estimates generally exclude one-time items, predict first-quarter profit of 13 cents per share. They expect 2009 net income of 90 cents per share and 2010 earnings of $1.18 per share.

Scientific Games' stock dropped 67 cents, or 4.4 percent, to $14.44 in morning trading. The shares have traded between $10.05 and $34.31 over the past year.