The Pennsylvania Lottery's privatization was a hot topic Monday at the Capitol.
A hearing was scheduled to talk about the negotiations between Gov. Corbett and a British firm that operates the National Lottery there. But instead, the time was used to look into and learn about the Camelot Global Services Group and their role in the lottery to benefit older Pennsylvanians.
Governor Corbett's administration spent over an hour Monday, fielding questions about the privatization. State Senators from both sides pressed the secretaries for answers. "Why the rush? Why outsource outside the United States of America?"
In this new venture, United Kingdom based Camelot Group would manage the Pennsylvania Lottery, with Pennsylvania maintaining total control. "It is not a political ploy, not a midnight rain. It's simply a necessary step to the process and it's a statement for our intent to move forward."
Under the new deal, some PA lottery workers could lose their jobs.
Camelot CEO Diane Thompson, said the company plans to add more games, to bring in new players and expand. "Our belief is, lottery is about trying to get a lot of people to play a little rather than a few people playing a lot. We would work in collaboration with the existing lottery team to develop our plan, work with the existing team, work their data and theirs."
The contract has yet to be signed and several signatures and approval from the Attorney General are needed before this goes into effect. Right now, Camelot is working out of a Delaware building but say they will move out of the current lottery offices in Middletown.
A hearing was scheduled to talk about the negotiations between Gov. Corbett and a British firm that operates the National Lottery there. But instead, the time was used to look into and learn about the Camelot Global Services Group and their role in the lottery to benefit older Pennsylvanians.
Governor Corbett's administration spent over an hour Monday, fielding questions about the privatization. State Senators from both sides pressed the secretaries for answers. "Why the rush? Why outsource outside the United States of America?"
In this new venture, United Kingdom based Camelot Group would manage the Pennsylvania Lottery, with Pennsylvania maintaining total control. "It is not a political ploy, not a midnight rain. It's simply a necessary step to the process and it's a statement for our intent to move forward."
Under the new deal, some PA lottery workers could lose their jobs.
Camelot CEO Diane Thompson, said the company plans to add more games, to bring in new players and expand. "Our belief is, lottery is about trying to get a lot of people to play a little rather than a few people playing a lot. We would work in collaboration with the existing lottery team to develop our plan, work with the existing team, work their data and theirs."
The contract has yet to be signed and several signatures and approval from the Attorney General are needed before this goes into effect. Right now, Camelot is working out of a Delaware building but say they will move out of the current lottery offices in Middletown.