Alarko May Bid For Lottery
ANKARA, Turkey (November 19, 2008) - Alarko Holding, a Turkish builder and power generator, said it may bid with two partners for a 10- year license to run the national lottery................Subscribers

Alarko Forms Consortium to Bid for Turkish Lottery
ISTANBUL, Turkey (November 18, 2008) - Turkey's Alarko said in a statement to the Istanbul Stock Exchange on Tuesday...............Subscribers

Turkey's National Lottery Earnings Amount to US$4.5 billion Over Last Five Years
ANKARA, Turkey (November 13, 2008) -- Total earnings of the National Lottery Administration, which will be privatized through transfer of operation rights (TOOR), amounted to US$4.475 billion over the last five years...............Subscribers

NSW Lotteries In Budget Sell-Off
SYDNEY, NSW, Australia (November 11, 2008) -- As expected NSW Treasurer Eric Roozendaal delivered a $917 million deficit in the mini-budget yesterday and confirmed in his speech to parliament that “under consideration for possible sale or lease include NSW Lotteries”.....................Subscribers

Turkey Kicks Off Lottery Privatization Process - Update
TURKEY (November 5, 2008) -- The Privatization Administration Board will ask companies or consortia interested in the privatization of the National Lottery Administration to apply for pre-qualification by January 15, 2009. The total assets of participant companies/consortia should be at least...............Subscribers

Turkey Launches National Lottery Sell-Off - Source
ANKARA, Turkey (November 4, 2008) - Turkey has launched the sell-off of its national lottery and the deadline for bids is February 27, a source from the Privatisation Administration told.............Subscribers

Tatts Group to Bid for New South Wales Lottery, Review Says
VICTORIA, Australia (November 3, 2008) -- Tatts Group Ltd., Australia's biggest lottery operator, will bid for the New South Wales state lottery business should it be sold said Chief Executive Officer Dick McIlwain..................Subscribers

Illinois Lottery Lease Plan Faces New Obstacle
ILLINOIS, USA (October 28, 2008) -- A push to privatize the Illinois Lottery faces a new roadblock - the U.S. Justice Department, BND reported today. The department has issued an opinion saying that....................Subscribers

Competition Authority Gives Go-Ahead To Lottery Tender
ISTANBUL, Turkey (October 28, 2008) -- The Competition Authority decided yesterday that a privatization tender of the national lottery, Milli Piyango (MP), could proceed and noted it will monitor the tender process further..................Subscribers

U.S. Department of Justice Tells States Not to Privatize Lotteries
NEW YORK, USA (October 24, 2008) - The U.S. Department of Justice has told states that federal law bars them from privatizing lotteries, a money-raising strategy several hoped to use for investments in education, roads, bridges and the like............Subscribers

Competition Board OKs National Lottery Privatization
ATHENS, Greece (October 24, 2008) -- Turkey's Privatization Committee (OIB) gave late yesterday the green light for a ten (10) year concession of the national lottery company, Milli Piyango.............Subscribers

Milli Piyango Tender to be Held in the Next Few Days- Official; Oversight to be Stepped Up After Tender Awarded
ISTANBUL, Turkey (October 16, 2008) -- Monitoring of the Turkish national lottery, Milli Piyango, will be stepped up following its privatization in order to guard against addictive lottery games and underage gambling, the head of Turkey's Privatization Administration (ÖIB) said yesterday. The tender for the privatization of Milli Piyango is set to be launched.............Subscribers

NSW Government Considers Plan to Sell State Lottery; Restricts licence to a Maximum of One Year
SYDNEY, NSW, Australia (October 13, 2008) – A local newspaper reported today that it has learned that the State Government has quietly restricted NSW Lotteries' gaming licence to a maximum of one year in case it decides to offload the corporation................Subscribers

Turkey Seeks Lottery Privatization Permit -Sources
ANKARA, Turkey (October 9, 2008) - Turkey's Privatization Administration (OIB) has applied to the anti-trust board for preliminary permission to begin the sale of national lottery Milli Piyango, government sources told Reuters on Thursday...............Subscribers

Government to Launch National Lottery Privatization in January 09- Sources
TURKEY (October 6, 2008) -- Turkey's government has reportedly decided to receive bids for the National Lottery (Milli Piyango) privatization after New Year holidays, due to the high demand from international bidders.................Subscribers

New State Panel to Study Privatizing Lottery and Other Public Assets
ALBANY, New York, USA (October 1, 2008) – Governor David A. Paterson’s administration reportedly said on Tuesday that it would set up a commission to explore ways to privatize public assets, including the lottery system..............Subscribers

Will Lottery Lease Fall To Credit Crunch?
Article by: Angela Caputo
SPRINGFIELD, Illinois (September 22, 2008) -- Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle warmed to the idea of leasing the state's lottery to generate enough revenue for a long list of much-needed infrastructure projects.................Subscribers

Will the Current Turmoil in the Finance Industry Impact the Privatization of State Lotteries?
LOTTERY INSIDER, Australia (September 16, 2008) -- Earlier this year Vermont Governor James Douglas proposed the idea of leasing the state lottery, one of the major players in the discussion was Lehman Brothers, the massive investment bank which filed for bankruptcy protection Monday..............Subscribers

France Set To Privatize Lottery Company
PARIS, France (September 10, 2008) - The French government will privatise the national lottery company, La Francaise des Jeux, via a Bourse introduction next year..................Subscribers

Illinois House Panel OKs Privatizing State Lottery
SPRINGFIELD, Illinois (September 10, 2008) - A plan to privatize the Illinois lottery has reportedly cleared an important legislative hurdle.................Subscribers

Illinois House Moves Closer To Privatizing Lottery
SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, USA (September 5, 2008) -- House Democrats are reportedly taking a new look at an unpopular idea - privatizing the Illinois lottery....................Subscribers

Corporate Interests Push For Lottery Privatization
TEXAS, USA (September 3, 2008) – Gaming analysts from several large financial services firms recently came before the Senate State Affairs Committee to advise on how to increase the revenue stream from the lottery to the state....................Subscribers

House Speaker Backs Leasing State Lottery
SPRINGFIELD, Illinois (September 2, 2008) -- Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan reportedly plans to call the chamber back into session this month to consider leasing the Illinois Lottery................Subscribers

Texas Lottery Sale Floated Again, Senate Panels Look At Boosting Lottery Revenue
Final Decision on Lottery Lease Will Be Left For Next Session, Not This Session
TEXAS, USA (August 28, 2008) – According to local media reports state senators on Wednesday indicated that a decision on whether to lease the Texas Lottery to a commercial enterprise is unlikely to occur in the five-month legislative session that will start in January.............Subscribers

Lottery Sale in Two Weeks
ISTANBUL, Turkey (August 21, 2008) --Turkey will launch a tender to sell operating rights for the national lottery Milli Piyango in the next week or two weeks, said Metin Kilci, the head of the government asset sales agency Privatization Administration, or ÖYK, yesterday...............Subscribers

Statehouse Democrats Show New Interest in Privatizing Lottery
ILLINOIS (August 14, 2008) --  Speaker Michael J. Madigan said Wednesday that House Democrats may reverse course and support the governor's idea of privatizing the state lottery to pay for a statewide construction program.................Subscribers

New York State May Revisit Privatizing Lottery -Sources
NEW YORK, USA (August 13, 2008) - New York state may revisit a public-private partnership as a way of extracting more dollars from the state lottery, sources familiar with the discussions said on Wednesday..............Subscribers

Government to Approve Lottery Sale This Week
ANKARA, Turkey (July 23, 2008) -- Parliament may this week approve legislation to allow the sale of the national lottery.................Subscribers

Privatization of Turkey's National Lottery to Begin Next Month
ANKARA, Turkey (July 21, 2008) -- The privatization process for Turkey's state-owned National Lottery (Milli Piyango) is expected to begin in August. The process will officially start after enactment of the bill on financial control....................Subscribers

INTRALOT, Dogan Yayin-Lottomatica to Bid for Gaming License- Sources
TURKEY / GREECE (July 15, 2008) – Turkey’s Privatisation Agency will hold an auction for a license to run sports-betting games in the country on....................Subscribers

The Saga of the Turkish State Owned Lottery
Article By: Rob van der Gaast, Gambling Analyst & Publicist
TURKEY (July 7, 2008) – GamblingAnalyst.eu would be really surprised if the tender was to be held before August/September, 2008....................Subscribers

Are State Lotteries Stagnating?
Has the day arrived for states to "cash in" on private payoffs from lotteries, leaving this business to the pros?  Policy analysts are asking the question as lottery revenues in many states are coming in below expectations, leaving less for state coffers without tricks or gimmicks..................Subscribers

Governors in Several Key States Continue to Push Lottery Privatization
ILLINOIS, USA (July 1, 2008) -- The dominoes have yet to fall toward lottery privatization as a way to add more money to state government coffers, but several persevering governors continue to look closely at the idea....................Subscribers

Privatization Processes for the Turkish National Lottery - Update
TURKEY (June 30, 2008) -- The privatization processes for the Turkish national lottery (Milli Piyango) is expected to begin in July, the head of the Privatization Administration (OIB), President Metin Kilci, in an interview said the OIB was waiting for..................Subscribers

Italian Licenses to be Put Out to Tender by the End of the Year
ITALY (June 13, 2008) -- After losing a lengthy European Court of Justice case over the renewal of its horseracing concessions, the Italian Government plans to launch a public tender for the 329 disputed allowances by the end of the year..............Subscribers

Turkish Government Favours Revenue Sharing Method for Milli Piyango- Sources
TURKEY (June 13, 2008) -- The Turkish Government favours a revenue sharing method for the concession to operate the national lottery company Milli Piyango. Under this scheme, Milli Piyango’s licence will be granted for a period of...............Subscribers

Lottery Company to Expand Product Range and Alleviate Dependence on State Granted Monopoly
ATHENS, Greece (June 11, 2008) - Greek lottery operator OPAP SA said it will try to expand its product offering and will try to alleviate its dependence on the Greek state to which it is the exclusive contractor for the domestic gaming monopoly.................Subscribers

France to Sell Stake in La Francaises des Jeux
PARIS, France (June 11, 2008) -- The French government on Wednesday will announce the sale of a stake in La Francaises des Jeux, the world’s third largest lottery operator with annual sales of €9.5bn (US$14.7bn).................Subscribers

State-Owned National Lottery Update -- Preparatory Efforts Have Been Almost Completed in the Privatization Process
TURKEY (June 9, 2008) -- The method of giving a ten-year license will be used in the privatization of the Turkey's state-owned National Lottery (Milli Piyango) in line with "sharing of revenues,"..................Subscriptions

Senate Moves to Privatize Lottery
SPRINGFIELD, Illinois (May 31, 2008) -- The Illinois Senate today moved to privatize the state lottery and.............Subscribers

Little Chance of Both Chambers Passing Capital Plan
CHICAGO, Illinois (May 28, 2008) -- Majority Leader Barbara Flynn Currie gave little hope that construction program would pass before Saturday’s adjournment deadline. She also said there were "significant concerns" about a long-term lottery lease...............Subscribers

State Business Group Backs Lottery Lease
SPRINGFIELD, Illinois (May 28, 2008) -- The Illinois Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday lent its support for a plan to expand gambling in the state and lease most of the Illinois State Lottery to a private company...............Subscribers

Greek Gaming Giants Eye Turkey's Milli Piyango
ATHENS, Greece (May 27, 2008) - OPAP could submit a bid for Turkey's national lottery Milli Piyango its chief executive said on Tuesday...............Subscribers

Survey Reveals Little Support For Plan To Use Lottery To Fix Budget
SACRAMENTO, California (May 22, 2008) -- The vast majority of Californians are skeptical of Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's proposal to borrow against future state lottery sales to help close the $17.2 billion budget deficit, according to a new survey by the Public Policy Institute of California.............Subscribers

Yet Another Delay For Turkish National Lottery Privatization
Article By: Rob van der Gaast, Gambling Analyst & Publicist.
ISTANBUL, Turkey (May 12, 2008) -- For many years the Turkish privatization of the National Lottery, the Milli Piyango, has been on the role to be privatized. In the beginning of 2008 the Turkish Government proudly announced that the privatization would commence in May 2008. Some weeks later, though, a State Minister said that the privatization would begin the forthcoming month of June....................Subscribers

If at First You Don’t Succeed, Try and Try Again
Blagojevich Administration Says Latest Plan is the Best
SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, USA (May 4, 2008) -- Over the past three weeks, Blagojevich administration officials have outlined a revamped plan to privatize the Illinois Lottery to about three dozen lawmakers, explaining why the latest plan is better than earlier versions.................Subscribers

Privatization of Puerto Rican Lottery Threatens 16,000 Jobs
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (April 30, 2008) -- More than 16,000 ticket-sellers could find themselves out of work if Puerto Rico's legislature passes bills aimed at privatizing the island's lottery, the CUD retailers union said Wednesday.................Subscribers

Lawmakers Take a New Look at Privatizing California Lottery
SACRAMENTO, California (April 21, 2008) -- Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and some lawmakers are newly interested in a push to privatize the state lottery as one of the least painful possibilities for addressing the state's financial troubles.................Subscribers

National Lottery Privatization Process to Begin in Q2
ANTALYA, Turkey (April 20, 2008) -- Privatization process of Turkey`s national lottery will begin in the second quarter of this year, Turkish privatization authority officials said on Thursday...............Subscribers

Bill to Privatize State Lottery Heading to Full Senate
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, USA (April 20, 2008) -- Senator John Ford has authored legislation to examine whether to privatize the operations of the State Lottery...............Subscribers

Governor’s Lottery Privatization PR Campaign Gets Underway
CHICAGO, Illinois, USA (April 18, 2008) – Governor Rod Blagojevich is launching his 2008 public relations campaign to convince lawmakers to lease the Illinois Lottery to a private contractor as a way to drum up billions in immediate revenue................Subscribers

Privatization Tender Collapses
BUDAPEST, Hungary (April 7, 2008) -- A privatization tender to sell Nemzeti Loverseny Kft (NL) and Magyar Loversenyfogadast Szervez? Kft (MLSz), two state-run companies managing horseracing in Budapest and related gambling...................Subscribers

Lottery Privatization Bill to be Reintroduced in 2009
VIRGINIA, USA (March 31, 2008) -- According to an article Virginia has joined a growing number of states, in which the Wall Street-supervised sale or lease of their games or other assets............Subscribers

Survey Finds Little Support For Leasing The State Lottery
MONTPELIER, Vermont, USA (March 25, 2008) -- An informal survey of how Vermonters feel about a number of issues being considered at the Statehouse revealed Governor Douglas's plan to lease the state lottery to a private corporation is not popular................Subscribers

A Blind Bet in Privatization of Turkey’s Gambling Industry? Not as far as GamblingAnalysts.eu is concerned
ISTANBUL, Turkey (March 17, 2008) -- GamblingAnalysts.eu, the gambling research and analyst group, working from Istanbul and Amsterdam, launched two new reports on the Turkish gambling industry. This year two major gambling events will take place in Turkey: the privatization of the Turkish National lottery and the 10 year-long tender for sports betting.................Subscribers

Senate Passes Bill To Study Lottery Privatization
TULSA, Oklahoma, USA (March 12, 2008) -- The full Senate has reportedly given its approval to Senate Bill 2173, which calls for the creation of an eight-person Oklahoma Lottery Asset Review Board to determine whether privatization could result in better revenues for education.................Subscribers

Hungarian Privatization
Article By: Rob van der Gaast (robvan@GamblingAnalysts.eu)
ISTANBUL, Turkey (February 17, 2008) -- The Hungarian Privatization and State Holding Company (ÁPV Rt.), which task is to push the sale and market based management of state assets determined by law as well as rendering accounts and the controlling of earlier privatization transactions................Subscribers

Bill to Privatize Oklahoma Lottery Advanced, Heading to Full Senate
OKLAHOMA CITY (February 20, 2008) - A bill to examine whether private industry should operate the state lottery has won approval in a Senate committee...............Subscribers

Wall Street Analysts Question Lottery Valuation
SACRAMENTO, California, USA (February 19, 2008) – According to an Press report published today a confidential Wall Street analyses says Governor Schwarzenegger is dramatically overestimating the revenue the state could collect if it sold the rights to operate the state lottery to an outside company.....................Subscribers

Giants to Compete Over Milli Piyango Privatization
ANKARA, Turkey (February 19, 2008) -- The government will step up the privatization process -- a process long seen as stagnated due to early elections and the subsequent presidential vote -- with the anticipated privatization of Milli Piyango (the national lottery)................Subscribers

Preparations Start For Privatization Of National Lottery
ANKARA, Turkey (February 13, 2008) -- Preparations have started for privatization of Milli Piyango, the National Lottery, Anadolu Agency (AA) reported on Monday quoting unnamed sources............Subscribers

Legislature Looks At Lottery Lease Alternatives
MONTPELIER, Vermont (January 29, 2008) – According to local media reports lawmakers from all political parties say Governor Douglas's plan to lease the lottery is a bad idea, and they're looking at alternatives................Subscribers

Turkish Finance Minister Says Lottery Privatization to Start in May
ANKARA, Turkey (January 23, 2008) -- Turkish Finance Minister Kemal Unakitan said [on] Wednesday [23 January] that the privatization of lottery games will begin in May.............Subscribers

Privatization Would Broaden the Demographic of Lottery Customers
ALBANY, New York (January 19, 2008) – According to a report several Wall Street firms believe the New York Lottery has a broad untapped market of middle and upper income New Yorkers with discretionary cash.................Subscribers

Options for the Future of Vermont’s Lottery (Testimony Before the Ways and Means Committee of the Vermont Legislature)
PDF, 31.9 KB, by Alicia Hansen ..............Subscribers

Lawmakers Briefed on Lottery Privatization Plan
MONTPELIER, Vermont (January 17, 2008) -- The Senate Government Operations and the House Ways and Means committees on Wednesday digested a proposal put forward by Governor Jim Douglas to privatize the state lottery..............Subscribers

Operations Committee to Take Testimony Wednesday on Privatizing State Lottery
VERMONT, USA (January 13, 2008) -- The Senate Government Operations Committee will take testimony Wednesday morning on privatizing the state lottery.................Subscribers

Liberals Support Lottery Privatization in 2008
BUDAPEST, Hungary (January 9, 2008) --  - The liberal junior governing SZDSZ party will focus on policies inducing economic growth in 2008................Subscribers

NY Governor May Lease Lottery
ALBANY, New York (January 9, 2008) -- New York Governor Eliot Spitzer on Wednesday proposed leasing the stream of money generated by the state lottery to raise billions of dollars for higher education,..............Subscribers

Governor's Address Expected to Raise the Idea of Privatizing the Division of the Lottery
ALBANY, New York (January 8, 2008) --  Governor Eliot Spitzer will unveil a plan for a $1 billion Upstate Revitalization Fund in his State of the State address Wednesday, according to people who have seen a draft of the address...............Subscribers

Investors Pitch Proposal to Lease State Lottery
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, USA (January 5, 2008) -- Wall Street bankers are trying to persuade Rhode Island officials to lease the state lottery,.................Subscribers

Government Expects Major Funds From Privatization
ANKARA, Turkey (January 2, 2008) -- The government expects an income of 11.8 billion new Turkish lira from privatizations in 2008, after earning a large amount of capital from privatization deals, especially in the last four years..............Subscribers