GTECH given time to fight for Ohio Lottery contract

Lottery Post — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 14:33:00 GMT

Legislators stall the hiring of Intralot

Treading carefully through a legal minefield yesterday, a panel of state legislators put off a decision to hire a new company to run popular Ohio Lottery games, including Pick 3, Mega Millions and the upcoming Keno game.

The state Controlling Board, a panel of legislators that votes on major spending proposals, spurned a request by Lottery Director Michael A. Dolan to approve a one-year contract with Intralot SA, a Greek company with U.S. headquarte... [ More ]