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CARBOB — Tue, 25 Jul 2006 13:56:57 GMT

Have you ever heard of Kickback

Why did NJ give lottery contract to the highest bidder?

Lottery Post — Tue, 25 Jul 2006 13:27:00 GMT

Part 2 of a 3-part look at the New Jersey Lottery

A month after a new contract to operate the New Jersey's lottery was supposed to begin, officials still have not determined whether to go with a new company that bid about $75 million for the five-year pact, or the existing operator which bid nearly $32 million more.

Last fall, the state awarded a new five-year contract to GTech Corp., which bid $106.7 million. With a bid $31.7 million lower, Scientific Games filed a protest saying the stat... [ More ]