Kane: Lottery deal must have Assembly role

PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER: Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane said Wednesday that she expected to receive the Corbett administration’s revised contract to privatize the Pennsylvania Lottery any day now – but signaled that she likely will not approve the proposal unless the legislature gets to sign off.

“They would have to vote on it just like any other privatization deal, and also, they would have to change the gaming rules,” Kane said. She added that she had seen no sign that the legislature would be given such a role.

In February, Kane rejected Gov. Corbett’s contract with British-based Camelot Global Services, ruling that parts of it violated the state constitution. The Attorney General’s Office reviews state contracts…  (more)

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