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Pennsylvania will not privatize lotteryNews Story
Pennsylvania is scrapping a deal with a U.K.-based company to privatize management of the state's lottery system, Governor Tom Corbett said on Monday. The state struck a deal more than a year ago with Camelot Global Services LLC, a subsidiary of Britain's national lottery operator, Camelot Group PLC, to guarantee $34.6 billion in payments to the state over 20 years to manage the Pennsylvania lottery. But Corbett's administration repeatedly had to extend the contract after Pennsylvania Atto
Dec 31, 2013, 8:43 am - Lottery News

Pennsylvania Senate may work privatization dealNews Story
But solution may not come until 2014 There is broad support among Senate Republicans to give the governor authority for a private company to manage the Pennsylvania Lottery and legalize electronic games such as keno to boost state revenue, the Senate majority leader said on Monday. But quick action in the Legislature appears unlikely, said Sen. Dominic Pileggi, R-Delaware County. He didn't rule out a vote on Tuesday but noted long odds against that happening. Many senators want further vet
Dec 10, 2013, 7:57 am - Lottery News

Pa. Gov. extends lottery privatization contractNews Story
Gov. Tom Corbett's administration will continue its examination into the privatization of the management of the Pennsylvania Lottery for two more months. The administration announced Tuesday that United Kingdom-based Camelot Global Services has agreed for an 11th time to extend its bid's expiration date, which was set to expire today. It now is good through Dec. 31. Camelot, the lone company to submit a bid, committed to generating $34.6 billion in profits to fund lottery-funded programs f
Oct 30, 2013, 11:30 am - Lottery News

Pa. Gov. defends lottery privatization explorationNews Story
If privatizing the Pennsylvania Lottery's management isn't the answer to ensuring reliable and predictable funding for programs for older Pennsylvanians, what is? That's the question that a spokesman for Gov. Tom Corbett raised in responding to state Treasurer Rob McCord call on Monday to pull the plug on the administration's lottery private management agreement (PMA) pursuit. Our need is outpacing our ability to fund those programs, said Corbett press secretary Jay Pagni. The PMA is a ve
Oct 29, 2013, 8:10 am - Lottery News

Pa. Lottery privatization pursuit nears another deadlineNews Story
Treasurer Rob McCord urges Corbett to drop the idea The price tag for exploring Gov. Tom Corbett's idea for outsourcing management of the Pennsylvania Lottery has crossed the $4 million threshold and is marching toward the $5 million mark. Recent revisions to the contract with the administration's outside legal advisers, DLA Piper, alone now allow it to be paid as much as $3.4 million. That is up from the original $375,000 cap set when the firm was hired in March 2012 and has steadily r
Oct 28, 2013, 8:45 pm - Lottery News

DC Lottery not paying winners during government shutdownNews Story
If you are furloughed because of the shutdown and thought maybe a DC Lottery ticket might solve your problems, you are out of luck. The DC Lottery announced Friday that they would not be paying out any winning lottery tickets until after the shutdown is over. Due to the federal government shutdown, the DC Lottery has suspended the redemption of winning DC Lottery tickets until further notice, reads a notice on the DC Lottery website. Winning tickets will be paid out after the shutdown.
Oct 11, 2013, 5:58 pm - Lottery News

State auditor should examine Colorado Lottery, says lawmakerNews Story
A state senator Monday called for the state auditor to examine the Colorado Lottery's grossly unacceptable performance and systemic pattern of distracted management. Sen. Steve King, vice chairman of the legislative audit committee, also said he plans to file a bill taking lottery oversight and management away from the state revenue department. I want to do all the research and see what other states are doing, but I think I will find an independent commission is in the best interests of
Jul 23, 2013, 4:16 pm - Lottery News

Virginia lawmaker wins car on $5 lottery ticketNews Story
When state Del. Riley E. Ingram scratched off the lottery tickets he bought a few weeks ago at the Virginia Pork Festival in Emporia, he didn't realize what he had won until his 10-year-old grandson, Parker, figured it out. He said, 'Grandaddy! You won a Jeep,'? Ingram, R-Hopewell, told a crowd that gathered Friday in the showroom of Crossroads Chrysler Jeep Dodge for a news conference held by the Virginia Lottery. The longtime lawmaker is the soon-to-be owner of a new Jeep Wrangler Rubic
Jun 29, 2013, 8:26 am - Lottery News

N.J. treasurer says lottery privatization plan won't lead to layoffsNews Story
Plan may actually double the size of sales staff The New Jersey state treasurer today defended the Christie administration's plan to privatize parts of the New Jersey Lottery and said he does not anticipate it leading to layoffs. Andrew Sidamon-Eristoff appeared in front of the state Assembly Budget Committee in Trenton to publicly discuss the plan which has drawn staunch opposition from New Jersey's Democratic state lawmakers and U.S. congressmen for the first time. We can re-energize
Apr 25, 2013, 6:42 pm - Lottery News

Texas House reconsiders vote to abolish lottery commissionNews Story
Well, that was interesting... The Texas House reversed itself Tuesday and tentatively passed a bill that allows the Texas Lottery Commission to continue operating for another 12 years. House Bill 2197 by state Rep. Rafael Anchia, D-Dallas, passed 92-53. The vote ended a day of drama in the House that started when lawmakers earlier voted to abolish the lottery commission. The House abruptly broke for lunch after the vote to end the commission, allowing House leaders the time to muster en
Apr 23, 2013, 7:11 pm - Lottery News