Ohio Lottery stands by change of vendors

Lottery Post — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 17:34:26 GMT

The Ohio Lottery is staying with its decision to go with a new vendor despite complaints from the company it has been doing business with for more than two decades.

In a letter Friday to GTECH Corp., Ohio Lottery Director Michael Dolan rebuffed the company's claims that the lottery botched the bidding process when it awarded a lucrative contract to competitor Intralot Inc

The contract, which would begin July 1, 2009, is estimated to be worth about $170 million and could last up to 10 years... [ More ]