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Democrats take aim at bid to privatize Pa. lotteryNews Story
Democratic lawmakers are taking aim at GOP Gov. Tom Corbett administration's move to privatize the Pennsylvania Lottery's management, saying it is shrouded in secrecy and will result in a corporate giveaway that diverts hundreds of millions of dollars from the state's services for the elderly. In a Friday letter, Senate Minority Leader Jay Costa, D-Allegheny, asked Corbett for a slew of documents, including the proposed management agreement between the state and Britain-based Camelot Global S
Dec 7, 2012, 8:00 am - Todd - Lottery News

Indiana Gov. wants to sell lotteryNews Story
As details continued to leak out Wednesday about Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels' plan to privatize the Hoosier Lottery, reaction from area lawmakers was less than encouraging. Daniels is expected to unveil the proposal which would likely raise money for higher education at 11 a.m. today. Wells County Republican Rep. Jeff Espich was briefed on the idea a few weeks ago along with other key lawmakers. His understanding of the plan was to entice a private entity to run the lottery in exchan
Dec 14, 2006, 8:18 am - Todd - Lottery News

N.J. considering privatizing lotteryReply
For people interested in this issue, here are a number of relevant news stories. Illinois Gov. wants to privatize state lotteryMany dislike Illinois Gov.'s lottery privatization planSale of Illinois Lottery could start a trendIllinois Gov. won't reveal data on lottery sale planIllinois lottery privitization plan panned by tax group$10 Billion Lottery Proposal Stalls in IllinoisNJ lawmakers cool to idea of selling lottery
Nov 2, 2006, 1:06 pm - Todd - Lottery News

paying taxes on a $1,000 scratch-offReply
Thank you! Yeah, it is $600 and over and is on the Federal level. In Pennsylvania, our lottery benefits its senior citizens. There is a bill introduced to privatize the PA lottery and, I believe, it is just a matter of a few days whether it will go into effect, no less to a British company. A bit scary. We'll see how odds change on the scratch-offs if it is privatized. Will we be benefiting the Queen?
Jan 21, 2013, 8:28 pm - retrievers3 - Lottery Discussion Forum

North Carolina: 7/1 - 7/31/2011Reply
To all NC players boycott our lottery, let them know that we are on to their games. Gov. Perdue fix this crooked mess privatize our lottery if you have to make it fair for us that do play, for those of us that do play start going back to Va. where we stand a better chance of winning let NC know that they are full of it.......
Jul 21, 2011, 8:24 pm - jminott - Pick 3 Forum

Texas Gov. proposes selling the lotteryReply
if illinois and texas does this how long before every state decides to privatize there lotteries.i would think that selling the lottery to a private company is illegal considering that it is our tax dollars that pay for it now.the people should have a say so in this and when i say the people i mean real lottery players.not somebody who maybe buys a ticket everytime the jackpot gets big.they say that the money would go to the schools but the money doesnt go to the schools now.
Feb 4, 2007, 3:07 am - bobby jones - Lottery News

Bid to privatize Pa. Lottery's management extended by a weekNews Story
The British firm that is seeking to take over management of the Pennsylvania Lottery's management for the next 20 to 30 years has agreed to extend its bid's expiration date by a week. The bid from Camelot Global Services was due to expire on Sunday. Gov. Tom Corbett mentioned the extension during his post-budget news conference. In its bid that originally was to expire Dec. 31 and has been extended now seven times, Camelot committed to generating lottery profits of $34.6 billion over th
Jul 2, 2013, 9:36 am - Todd - Lottery News

Missouri Senate to discuss privatizing state lotteryNews Story
The Missouri Lottery will begin talks in April with the state Senate about moving control of the lottery from the government to the private sector. Lottery Executive Director May Scheve said it was difficult to comment on the issue because the Missouri Lottery is currently ascertaining the opinion of state vendors on the matter; privatization was only recently brought up by the Senate's Rebooting Government initiative. We really haven't engaged in conversation with the Senate, Scheve said
Mar 3, 2011, 11:23 am - Todd - Lottery News

Illinois Gov. wants to privatize state lotteryNews Story
Controversial plan is designed to capture funds for education up-front, but is it worth the gamble? Democratic Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich today will unveil an election-year school funding plan that calls for leasing the state lottery for the next decade to a private firm in return for $10 billion in upfront cash. Schools would get at least $1 billion a year for the next four years from such a deal, with the remaining $6 billion going into an education trust fund governed by a board
May 23, 2006, 2:38 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Lawsuit alleges Illinois lottery contractor cheated players, vendorsNews Story
A company hired to manage the Illinois Lottery cheated players and lottery vendors by misrepresenting the odds of winning scratch-off games, a class-action lawsuit in federal court alleges. The case, originally filed last month in St. Clair County Court, was removed last week to federal court in the Southern District of Illinois. The lead plaintiffs are Raqqa Inc., which operates Fairview Lounge, a bar, convenience mart and gas station at 10610 Lincoln Trail in Fairview Heights; and Michael C
Mar 13, 2017, 8:07 am - Todd - Lottery News