Lottery Lease Proposal Could Resurface in 2009
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana (December 30, 2007) – Governor Mitch Daniels says he would repackage a proposed lease of the Hoosier Lottery if given a second term in office..............Subscribers

Findings of Lottery Privatization Report Made Public
MONTPELIER, Vermont (December 21, 2007) -- : Vermont Public Radio’s (VPR) John Dillon, in a special report today, discussed Governor Jim Douglas proposal to lease the state lottery...................Subscribers

Lotto Rheinland Pfalz to Remain Privately Owned
GERMANY (December 6, 2007) -- The German cartel office has prohibited the planned acquisition of a 51 per cent stake in Lotto Rheinland Pfalz, the German regional lottery company, by the state of the Rhineland-Palatinate...............Subscribers

Governor Says State Lottery NOT for Sale
DENVER, Colorado, USA (December 3, 2007) -- Governor Ritter has reportedly said that there is no chance the Colorado Lottery would be sold to help solve some of the state's budget problems..........Subscribers

County Privatizes KENO Operations
NEBRASKA, USA (November 22, 2007) -- Scotts Bluff County Commissioners voted to accept a proposal to privatize its county Keno operation.........Subscribers

Governor Supports Plan to Lease Vermont Lottery to Finance Property Tax Relief
MONTPELIER, Vermont, USA (November 6, 2007) -- The Douglas Administration is considering a plan to lease the Vermont Lottery to a private company in order to finance a one time property tax relief plan........Subscribers

Republican Senators to File Bill to Privatize State Lottery
BOSTON, Massachusetts (October 22, 2007) -- Four Republican senators will file a bill today that would empower the Massachusetts Gaming Control Authority, the new independent regulatory agency that would be created by the governor's casino plan........Subscribers

Finance Experts Discuss Lottery Lease
SACRAMENTO, California, USA (October 18, 2007) -- Investment bankers told a state Senate committee that how much the state could get by leasing out the lottery to a private operator depends on market conditions........Subscribers

Assembly-Commissioned Lottery Privatization Report Identifies Pros and Cons
CALIFORNIA, USA (October 16, 2007) -- Several months ago, the state Assembly commissioned a $75,000 study on lottery privatization from the economic think thank Milken Institute..........Subscribers

D.C. Establishes Taskforce to Explore All Options for Lottery Sale or Lease
WASHINGTON, D.C. (October 15, 2007) -- The District Government is considering selling or leasing its lottery operations to a private company,.......Subscribers

Lottery Privatization Promises to be a Hard-Fought Business
The International Herald Tribune (October 14, 2007) -- Government officials in at least a dozen states are considering lottery privatizations..........Subscribers

Financial Services Companies Like The Look Of State Lottery, Privatization Idea Has Reportedly Been Under Consideration Since June
FLORIDA, USA (September 11, 2007) – The proposal put forward by Florida’s Governor Crist last week to explore the possibility of selling or leasing the state’s lottery is apparently not new, it is reported to have been under consideration since June...........Subscribers

Lottery Privatization Proposal Has Its Critics
TALLAHASSEE, Florida, USA (September 9, 2007) – Numerous media reports over the last week or so credit Florida Governor Charlie Crist as saying that he is thinking of selling the State Lottery to a private vendor............Subscribers

States Gear Up For Wave of Privatization
SYDNEY, NSW, Australia (September 8, 2007) – Investment banks and private operators are bracing for a privatization bonanza in the next two years as various state governments look to raise money to pay for their big infrastructure plans.........Subscribers

Governor Contemplates Privatizing State Lottery
TALLAHASSEE, Florida, USA (September 04, 2007) – Numerous media reports today credit Florida Governor Charlie Crist as saying that he is thinking of selling the Florida State Lottery to a private vendor.............Subscribers

Retirement Fund Eyes Investment In Lottery Privatization
AUSTIN, Texas, USA (August 9, 2007) – According to sources the Teacher Retirement System board of trustees are considering a potential $300 million investment in a massive fund from a firm called Colony.........................Subscribers

Poll Finds Public Wary Of Governor's Plan For Lottery Sale
TRENTON, New Jersey, USA (July 25, 2007) – A Monmouth University/Gannett New Jersey poll found 55 percent of New Jerseyans think Governor Corzine's plans to sell-off state assets to solve state fiscal woes, is..........Subscribers

State Lottery Company Declared a Strategic Firm
POLAND (July 23, 2007) – According to a Treasury Ministry ordinance regarding strategic firms, the Ministry intends to retain control over 62 companies, either by way of keeping the majority shareholdings or so-called "golden shares," ..............Subscribers

Is Now the Time to Privatize the State Lottery ?
MASSACHUSETTS, USA (July 17, 2007) -- Former Massachusetts Governor Bill Weld recently visited with State Treasurer Tim Cahill, members of Governor Deval Patrick’s administration and other top state officials to promote selling or leasing.............Subscribers

Lottery Commissioner Skeptical of Any Plans to Sell State Lottery to Private Interests
LANSING, Michigan, USA (July 17, 2007) -- State lottery commissioner Gary Peters in a recent taping of public television’s “Off the Record,” said he would be skeptical of any plans to sell the state lottery to private interests, as some lawmakers have suggested. He said he believes selling the lottery would require approval by voters statewide because of a 2004 constitutional amendment that requires voters to approve any expansion of gaming in Michigan, including video lottery and slot machines.

New Privatisation Curbs
THAILAND (July 12, 2007) -- The Thai government has moved to prevent certain state-owned enterprises (SOEs) from being privatised. On June 19th the cabinet approved..............Subscribers

House Rejects Governor's Plan To Privatize Lottery
SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, USA (July 6, 2007) -- House Speaker Michael Madigan, who is chairman of the Illinois Democratic Party, led the House in rejecting a major part of Governor Blagojevich's budget proposal.........Subscribers

Privatization – One Government Lottery Off The Table, While Another is Hoped to be Finalized This Year
THAILAND AND TURKEY (June 20, 2007) -- Public health agencies and electricity and water utilities are among the state enterprises that will be banned from privatization under a new law approved by the cabinet yesterday..........Subscribers

Report Outlines Ways Private Operators Could Make State Lotteries More Profitable
SACRAMENTO, California, USA (June 24, 2007) – An analysis prepared by Lehman Bros for the Schwarzenegger administration outlines ways a private operator could make the lottery more profitable.......Subscribers

Lottery Privatization Attracting Interest From Big Name Investment Firms
CALIFORNIA, USA (May 17, 2007) -- California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's office has a list of "marquee" investment firms interested in helping the state put its lottery in private hands/........Subscribers

Governor Asks Lawmakers to Revisit Lottery Privatization Plan
SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, USA (June 7, 2007) -- Governor Rod Blagojevich reportedly tried to breathe new life into the idea of selling or leasing the state lottery on Wednesday as he entered a second day of bipartisan budget negotiations...........Subscriptions

Governor Proposes Privatizing State Lottery
SACRAMENTO, California, USA (May 10, 2007) -- Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is expected to call for privatizing California's lottery in a revised budget proposal next week, according to a published report...........Subscribers

Prospective Offers For Lottery Significantly Exceed Estimates
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, USA (April 20, 2007) – Governor Mitch Daniels is reported by the local media as saying that at least two companies are willing to pay the state more than $2 billion upfront and then $200 million annually to operate...........Subscribers

Lottery Privatization Bill Faces Its Toughest Test
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, USA (March 5, 2007) -- Governor Mitch Daniels' proposal to privatize the Hoosier Lottery may be headed for defeat.........Subscribers

Independent Lottery Research Reports On Consumer Attitudes Toward Privatizing State Lotteries
CHICAGO, Illinois, USA (March 2, 2007) – In January, Independent Lottery Research (ILR), a Chicago based research company specializing in the lottery sector, reported on the widely divergent views that the public has about states selling their lotteries to private companies..........Subscribers

Lottery Privatization Moves Forward; Governor's Lottery Plan Passes Senate
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, USA (February 27, 2007) -- The Senate approved a plan on Tuesday to privatize the state lottery............Subscribers

Committee Advances Bill To Privatize State Lottery
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, USA (February 20, 2007) — A Senate committee approved a plan on Tuesday to outsource the state’s lottery and use the money to spur life sciences research and provide college scholarships for students ............Subscribers

Interest in Lottery Privatization Greater Than Expected; Companies Line Up To Take Over Hoosier Lottery -- Governor
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, USA (February 1, 2007) -- Governor Mitch Daniels is reported by the local media as saying on Thursday that he is pleased with the interest from private companies who want to take over the Hoosier Lottery, but declined to comment about a possible deal...............Subscribers

Lottery Bid Deadline Passes
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, USA (January 30, 2007) – The deadline for bidders to express their interest in operating the Hoosier Lottery closed on Monday, but it is not known how many companies submitted proposals..............Subscribers

Lottery Bidders Appear A Little Shy At This Stage
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, USA (January 25, 2007) -- The deadline for companies to submit bids to run the Hoosier Lottery is 5 p.m. Monday and not a single application has been received.........Subscribers

Lottery Privatization Plan Gains Momentum
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, USA (January 21, 2007) -- Some lawmakers reportedly consider Governor Daniels is moving too fast in his plan to privatize the Hoosier Lottery.........Subscribers

Independent Lottery Research Examines Lottery Privatization
CHICAGO, Illinois, USA (January 18, 2007) – Independent Lottery Research (ILR), a well known research company dedicated to analyzing the lottery industry, has completed a wide ranging project to understand the issues surrounding the selling or leasing of state run lotteries to private companies. ILR, founded in 2005, has worked with lotteries and lottery vendors all over the world examining lottery player ship, lottery games, sales, new lottery products, and new technologies............Subscribers

Hoosier Lottery -- Request for Lottery License Qualifications (RFQ)
INDIANA, USA (January 2, 2007) -- The RFQ allows prospective bidders to formally express their interest in bidding on the License to run the Hoosier Lottery. ........Subscribers