Deal reached to privatize the Pa. Lottery

Comment #26

Ronnie316 — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 13:18:41 GMT

So did sales drop off after the by popular demand change

Comment #25

Newb — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 13:15:06 GMT

Camelot is a private company that is responsible for running the UK lotteries. They provide the machinery and the infrastructure that allow people to play it. They take a small cut from each ticket sold awhile the government takes an amount as tax from each ticket sold. The rest goes to the prize fund and socalled good causes.

Comment #24

Newb — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 13:10:51 GMT

Dont be surprised if that happens to the Pennsylvania lottery or they'll restructure the game in some way.

Over the last few years they extended the Thunderball from a 5/34 to 5/39.They increased the cost of the Euromillions from 1.50 to 2.00 and extended it from a 5/50 2/9 draw to a 5/50 2/11 draw - you also automatically get entered into a 1million raffle where only ONE person can win in the whole of Europe!

Now with the every popular Lotto 6/49 draw they say they will increase the jackp... [ More ]

Comment #23

jamella724 — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 05:00:15 GMT

For what reason they would like to privatize Lottery? Is it possible

Comment #22

DG1USA — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 15:48:30 GMT

Playing lotteries outside the country (unless it is in person) is considered illegal but running them from outside of the country is ok? Something seems very wrong-to me anyway.

Comment #21

Ronnie316 — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 15:02:15 GMT

So this is a strategy to double the price of lottery tix

Comment #20

Newb — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 08:31:52 GMT

The British comapny set to run this lottery will be doubling the cost of one its most popular lotteries in the UK in the autumn. This news appears to have been announced around the same time the deal was signed in the US.

Comment #19

rdgrnr — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 17:58:50 GMT

I'm commencin' to get hungry my ownself after that, winsum. Thanks.

Comment #18

winsumloosesum — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 00:50:04 GMT

When I was in high school I worked for a deli that made cheese steaks and subs (aka hoagies).

We used chip steak a Cleafield American cheese not cheese whiz which is processed cheeze.

Then the owner switched over to a boxed brand which was just as good if not better.

I my opinion our cheese steaks were the absolute best. What makes the cheese steak other than the meat an cheese is the steak roll. Got to have the best steak roll.

I think you can still purchase chip steak.

Here is

Comment #17

TheGameGrl — Sun, 13 Jan 2013 18:48:44 GMT

LOL!! They were Drinking the Liquor when they made this decision! Probably imported from Britian as well!.

Seriously, we (the residence) of PA are about to see a state taxation on our winnings now state wide. Trust me its the next thing PA will do since its a foreign investor managing the lottery. Say hello to 7% tax ....

No good will come of this for the supposed dept of Aging programs .....

Comment #16

haymaker — Sun, 13 Jan 2013 15:47:28 GMT

Naw, the better places use the white American deli sliced cheese,

just those 2 most famous places in south philly use that orange gunk.

Comment #15

haymaker — Sun, 13 Jan 2013 15:42:53 GMT

Pa. should get out of the liquor biz. first.

Comment #14

ckrakowski — Sun, 13 Jan 2013 04:19:48 GMT

let me get this straight they are going to have a British company privatizing and handling an American lottery. well i am sure glad i do not live in pennsylvania. i bet the british company does not even know anything about how american state lotteries are run. i see the british messing it up some how. i can also see how the company is going to want millions of dollars from the sale of lottery tickets. i say leave it to the americans.

Comment #13

rdgrnr — Sun, 13 Jan 2013 01:36:19 GMT

Yeah dallas, I saw it on one of them food shows on tv, that's what they use.

Comment #12

dallascowboyfan — Sun, 13 Jan 2013 00:43:01 GMT

WTF!!!! Tell me it ain't so.....

Comment #11

rdgrnr — Sun, 13 Jan 2013 00:23:47 GMT

It's a crime against humanity is what it is.

I'm gettin' nauseous thinkin' about it.

Comment #10

Ronnie316 — Sun, 13 Jan 2013 00:17:16 GMT

They call it a Philly Gee Whiz Steak..........

Comment #9

rdgrnr — Sun, 13 Jan 2013 00:15:17 GMT

I haven't cared what PA does since I heard that those Philly Cheese Steaks are made with Cheez Whiz. Barf... gag... puke...

Comment #8

Ronnie316 — Sun, 13 Jan 2013 00:07:30 GMT

The government should never be trying to run a business in the first place.

Comment #7

Ronnie316 — Sun, 13 Jan 2013 00:06:02 GMT

Because the state is admitting.... We cant run a business efficiently and they are absolutely right.

Comment #6

Ronnie316 — Sun, 13 Jan 2013 00:04:26 GMT

Sounds like it already happened.

Comment #5

rdgrnr — Sat, 12 Jan 2013 23:50:26 GMT

Maybe they're tired of dealing with the union crybabies always whining for more and more and more.

Unions have chased more jobs out of this country than anything.

And public sector unions are always a huge disaster sooner or later.

Comment #4

winsumloosesum — Sat, 12 Jan 2013 20:05:34 GMT

Ex Governor Rendell according to some reports will make millions from this deal if approved.

In my opinion I think this privatization is not going to happen.

Comment #3

four4me — Sat, 12 Jan 2013 18:59:52 GMT

Pennsylvania lottery is about to make the biggest mistake of this kind. Why would any lottery want to offhand one of the biggest assets it has.

Comment #2

NightStalker — Sat, 12 Jan 2013 18:17:38 GMT

It will be interesting to see how this plays out.

Comment #1

luckyshoes — Sat, 12 Jan 2013 18:10:51 GMT

Not Good.

Deal reached to privatize the Pa. Lottery

Lottery Post — Sat, 12 Jan 2013 17:38:26 GMT

The Corbett administration announced late Friday that it would award to a British firm a contract to privatize the management of the Pennsylvania Lottery.

The announcement came just days before a state Senate committee was scheduled to hold a hearing on what has become the administration's most aggressive foray into privatizing state services.

While the contract with Camelot Global Services was not yet formally signed, the administration issued what it called a notice of award. Though not... [ More ]