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Democrats take aim at bid to privatize Pa. lotteryNews Story
Democratic lawmakers are taking aim at GOP Gov. Tom Corbett administration's move to privatize the Pennsylvania Lottery's management, saying it is shrouded in secrecy and will result in a corporate giveaway that diverts hundreds of millions of dollars from the state's services for the elderly. In a Friday letter, Senate Minority Leader Jay Costa, D-Allegheny, asked Corbett for a slew of documents, including the proposed management agreement between the state and Britain-based Camelot Global S
Dec 7, 2012, 8:00 am - Lottery News

Pa. considers expanding lottery gambling to WebNews Story
The administration of Gov. Tom Corbett said Friday that expanding Pennsylvania Lottery gambling to keno and online games will be one of the best ways to produce more revenue from the $3.5 billion lottery system that funds programs for the elderly. The administration made the statement as part of an update on its talks with companies about privatizing the management of the $3.5 billion lottery system under a 20-year agreement. Asked about it Friday, Corbett would only say that the ideas are
Nov 12, 2012, 1:47 pm - Lottery News

GTECH picked to run Indiana LotteryNews Story
The Hoosier Lottery board voted Wednesday to hire a private company to oversee sales, marketing and other operations with the goal of earning the state about $2.1 billion in additional revenue through 2028. The board chose Rhode Island-based GTECH which provides similar services to the Illinois lottery and provides some computerized game services in Kentucky at the recommendation of Hoosier Lottery officials, who conducted an expansive review of the two companies vying for the 15-year contrac
Oct 3, 2012, 8:19 pm - Lottery News

Honest: Idaho Lottery retailers pass 4-month security auditNews Story
Using undercover operatives and decoy high-tier winning tickets, the Idaho Lottery has concluded a four month investigation to protect the security and integrity of all its games. During the investigation, the Lottery evaluated cashing procedures of the decoy winning tickets at 128 of its 1150 retailers in 61 cities and towns across Idaho. The net result of the investigation showed that 100% of all Idaho Lottery retailers checked had met all of the security and integrity criteria. We believe
Sep 17, 2012, 11:27 am - Lottery News

NJ moves to privatize lottery sales, marketingNews Story
Four companies interested in running portions of the New Jersey Lottery attended a mandatory information session in Trenton last Thursday, the first step toward privatization. The state Treasury Department is looking to hand over sales and marketing operations to a private vendor next year. The state would retain ownership of the lottery under the plan, and state employees would continue to manage its operations though those jobs are not guaranteed. New Jersey has the eighth largest state
Sep 11, 2012, 12:24 pm - Lottery News

Penn. Lottery gets advice from Illinois on privatizationNews Story
State trying to decide if privately operating the lottery is right approach Pennsylvania is currently looking into privatizing its lottery, but one official with the Illinois lottery, the only private system in the nation, is warning the commonwealth to carefully plan how it would choose a company to manage day-to-day operations. Illinois Lottery Superintendent Michael Jones says in the Land of Lincoln, potential overseers had to estimate how much money they'd be able to bring into the lot
Aug 9, 2012, 7:42 am - Lottery News

Indiana lottery to outsource some operationsNews Story
The Indiana State Lottery Commission is asking companies to bid on taking over some of its operations. The commission Tuesday issued a solicitation for companies to bid by Aug. 31 on taking over the sales, distribution and marketing of the lottery, a state agency whose income has shrunk in recent years. It expects to sign a 10-year contract by Nov. 1. Lottery spokesman Al Larsen said the Lottery Commission will retain certain duties, including overall oversight of the lottery, rulemaking a
Jul 11, 2012, 10:24 am - Lottery News

Penn. Lottery seeking outside help for marketing effortsNews Story
'The lottery would not be sold nor will it be fully privatized' An aging population's increased demand for services and the need for stable funding for those programs sparked Gov. Tom Corbett administration's decision to seek private managers for the Pennsylvania Lottery, senior administration officials told a House oversight committee Tuesday. By 2030, a quarter of Pennsylvanians will be 65 years or older, and the lottery, which had sales of $3.2 billion during the 2010-11 fiscal year, wi
Apr 5, 2012, 10:27 am - Lottery News

Washington Gov. proposes privatizing state's lotteryNews Story
Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire on Thursday floated the idea of privatizing the state lottery system as a way to bring in more money for education. I want to be clear: I am not proposing that the lottery expand gambling, Gregoire said at a news conference. Private-sector operation of the lottery would be the lottery that we have today. She wants the Legislature to approve having the lottery solicit proposals from private vendors to run the operation. The idea would be to see if the pri
Dec 16, 2011, 8:49 am - Lottery News

LOTTERY POST ANNOUNCES LOTTERY PRIZE PAYOUT RESULTSNews Story
Free access to entire past year of lottery data also announced Lottery Post, the world's largest community of lottery players and home of the Internet's most popular lottery results service, announced today the launch of its latest industry-leading innovation: current and past lottery prize payout results for all of the hundreds of lottery games shown at the Lottery Post Web site, on both computers and smartphones, such as iPhone and Android. Although the 'winning numbers' portion of lotte
Oct 18, 2011, 2:30 am - Lottery News