Pennsylvania could privatise state lottery
Online ticket sales among measures considered by Governor Tom Corbett.
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett is considering outsourcing the Keystone State’s lottery services to a private software supplier.
The Republican politician, who has been in office for little over a year, confirmed that the prospect of online ticket sales is included among measures the state is considering introducing later this year.
Pennsylvania’s lottery is the sixth largest in the United States based on revenue, and has been running since 1971.
Corbett’s comments come just weeks after Maine lawmakers introduced an online lottery bill of their own.
Meanwhile the Illinois lottery, which began online sales last month, announced that last week’s overall sales of more than $94m both online and offline broke the state’s 22-year record.