Government Denies Plan to Sell Parts of Provincially-Owned Businesses
TORONTO, Ontario (March 7, 2010) - According to a spokesperson for the Premier, the McGuinty Government's throne speech will not announce selling parts of provincially-owned businesses.................Subscribers

Gaming Board of Tanzania Announce Appointment of Preferred and Reserve Bidders for National Lottery Licence
Gaming board of Tanzania
National lottery licence
Appointment of preferred and reserve bidders
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (February 18, 2010) -- The Gaming Board of Tanzania is a regulatory body, established by the Gaming Act, 2003 (Act No. 4/2003) to oversee, monitor and regulate the conduct of gaming activities in Tanzania. The Board is currently in the process of appointing a suitable company and grant a licence to conduct national lottery operations in Tanzania. The license lasts for five years...................Subscribers

State Government to Revive (Privatize) Online Lottery Scheme
PANAJI, Goa (March 2, 2010) -- Goa has decided to revive its efforts to start an online lottery. It was also reported that an unnamed official as saying the government expects to receive annual revenue of around .....................Subscribers

NSW Lotteries Sale
SYDNEY, NSW, Australia (March 2, 2010) -- The sale of NSW Lotteries has been announced – which will deliver the people of NSW total proceeds of more than $1 billion...............Subscribers

Tatts Buys NSW Lotteries
MELBOURNE, Victoria, Australia (March 2, 2010) -- NSW Government announced today that Tatts Group is the successful bidder for NSW Lotteries for $850M...................Subscribers

Branson Consortium Reportedly Withdraws from Lottery Bid
LONDON, U.K. (February 23, 2010) – Mark Kleinman (Sky News) said he has learned a consortium involving Sir Richard Branson has withdrawn from the auction of the National Lottery operator Camelot after it declined to underwrite costs associated with its bid.....................Subscribers

Lotteries and Gaming Corporation Not for Sale - Yet: Godfrey
ONTARIO, Canada (February 21, 2010) - The newly appointed chairman of the Ontario Lotteries and Gaming Corp. said Friday he'd buy the $7-billion-a-year behemoth if he could. Godfrey has been a titan on Toronto's business and political scene for a generation, serving as Metro Toronto chairman, Toronto Sun publisher and president of the Toronto Blue Jays. He's now president and CEO of the National Post...........................Subscribers

Canadian Pension Plan in Camelot Bid Battle
LONDON, UK (February 22, 2010) - Another buyer was poised to join the Camelot bid battle today. Reports that according to Insiders the ..................Subscribers

Sale of State Lottery Could Be A Gain
ROMANIA, Europe (February 7, 2010) - Rather than invent fees and taxes that stifles business, the state would be better to put companies up for sale that it still holds shares in................Subscribers

Ohio Lawmakers Consider Privatizing Lottery System
COLUMBUS, Ohio (February 6, 2010) – According to a local TV station Ohio lawmakers are talking about a proposal to privatize the state lottery system and put the money toward scholarships......................Subscribers

Scheduled Privatisations of State Lotteries and Operators – Spanish LAE, Casinos Austria, and Ontario Lottery
LONDON, United Kingdom (February 1, 2010) -- There are always rumours afloat about impending privatisation of state lotteries and gambling operators, but in recent weeks three planned privatisations were the hot topic in the industry. Some of these privatisations are still in the early stages and are only discussed in whispers, and there is only sparse information available....................Subscribers

First Draft to Privatize Spain’s Largest Lottery Organization Could be Ready by Next Summer; ONLAE Estimated to be Worth €3 Billion
MADRID, Spain (January 29, 2010) – According to a Spanish web site it was revealed yesterday that there are moves to privatize Organismo Nacional de Loterías y Apuestas del Estado (ONLAE), Spain's largest lottery organization...................Subscribers

Record Profits For The Soon-To-Be-Privatized State Lottery
SYDNEY, NSW (January 31, 2010) – According to news reports State Government figures show a record $1327.62 million worth of Lotto, Powerball, Scratchie, Oz Lotto and Lottery tickets were sold last financial year - $100 million more than in previous years..................Subscribers

Government Hires Consultants With Experience In Privatizations
ONTARIO, Canada (January 26, 2010) - News reported today that the Ontario government has hired consultants from CIBC World Markets and Goldman Sachs, two banks “with experience in privatizations,” to explore the market value of several crown corporations and agencies, and to develop “a blueprint for possible privatizations of agencies.”...................Subscribers

Tatts and Tabcorp to Go Head-to-Head in NSW Lotteries Auction; Experienced Lottery Operator Tatts Regarded as the Front-Runner
SYDNEY, NSW, Australia (January 27, 2010) -- A 40-year licence to operate NSW Lotteries is up for grabs, and final bids are due early next month. According to local industry sources Tatts Group is regarded as the auction front-runner....................Subscribers

Merrill Lynch Tips Tatts Amid Bids for NSW Lotteries
Michael Bennet writing for The Australian
SURRY HILLS, Sydney (January 19, 2010) - Michael Bennet writing for The Australian commented today that Merrill Lynch has poured cold water over theories Tabcorp - and possibly Canada's Ontario Teachers pension funds - could snag NSW Lotteries and put rival Tatts as the clear favourite for the asset.........................Subscribers

Gubernatorial Candidate Would Consider Selling, Leasing State Lottery
ELMHURST, Illinois (January 4, 2010) - Republican candidate for governor Jim Ryan was reported as having said he will consider selling or leasing the Illinois Tollway to fix the state's budget mess and, its also worth considering a deal to sell or lease the Illinois Lottery.............................Subscribers