CHICAGO
April 19, 2001

    WMS Gaming Inc., a subsidiary of WMS Industries Inc. (NYSE: WMS),
announced today that it has received an order representing its 5,000th game 
sold in Fiscal 2001 to Native American casinos in the State of California. 

    Earlier this year, WMS announced that it had surpassed its goal of 4,000
units sold for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2001. Additionally WMS 
currently has over 500 participation games, each generating recurring 
revenues, either installed or on backlog in California.

    "Since the opening of the California market, WMS has been a
marketshare leader and we continue to exceed expectations for unit
sales in the State," commented Brian R. Gamache, President and Chief
Operating Officer of WMS Industries Inc. "Our success is due to our
full commitment to the California market, the first major market opened 
since we have been a pure-play gaming equipment supplier, coupled 
with our ability to provide our customers with printer technology and 
cashless systems support. Combined with our strong mix of base games 
and participation slot machines, this commitment has enabled us to rapidly 
penetrate the market and achieve significant market share.

    WMS Gaming Inc. is headquartered in Waukegan (847/785-3000) with
its product development center in Chicago (800/932-3021) and regional
offices serving:
Las Vegas (702/257-7020), 
Atlantic City (609/569-0100), 
Biloxi, MS (228/396-3711), 
California (877/WMS-GAME),
Denver, CO (303/216-2945), 
Kansas City, MO (816/413-8700), 
Reno, NV (775/827-6617), 
British Columbia, Canada (604/272-3935), 
Barcelona, Spain (34-93-594-8720), 
Sydney, Australia (61-2-9773-0299) and
Johannesburg, South Africa (27-11-700-3570).
    
    WMS Gaming Inc., a subsidiary of WMS Industries Inc., designs,
manufactures and markets video and reel-spinning gaming devices and
video lottery terminals.

    This press release contains certain forward-looking statements
concerning future business conditions and the outlook for the Company
based on currently available information that involve risks and
uncertainties. The Company's actual results could differ materially
from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements as a result
of certain risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation, the
financial strength of the gaming industry, the expansion of legalized
gaming into new markets, legislation and regulatory changes in
existing gaming markets, the development, introduction and success of
new games and new technologies and the ability to maintain the
scheduling of such introductions, the ability of the Company to
qualify for and maintain gaming licenses and approvals, and other
risks more full described under "Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual
Report on Form 10-K and other periodic filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.

    CONTACT: WMS Gaming Inc.
             Molly D. Sandberg, 847/785-3122                       
             msandberg@wmsgaming.com
                or
             Jaffoni & Collins Incorporated
             Joseph N. Jaffoni, Richard Land 
             212/835-8500                    
             wms@jcir.com