PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE: …Democrats in the Legislature contend the contract is illegal because it’s an end-around of the Legislature to allow keno games in taverns and clubs.
[state Treasurer Rob] McCord has said he might not pay the contractor, Camelot Global Services PA, if he determines keno needs legislative approval.
In a recent letter to Corbett, Senate Republicans didn’t question the governor’s ability to approve keno in the contract but took it a step further, saying spinoff games simulating casino action would affect the state’s casino industry. They asked that the contract be rewritten… (more)
BILL KEISLING Comments:;
One factor that might come into play: Greenhill & Co., the investment banking firm that brought Camelot into the project, might not have its multimillion-dollar pay day if the contract is rejected.
Former Democrat Gov. Ed Rendell, still a potent fundraiser and player in Philadelphia, works for Greenhill. He and the company say he is removed from this project. Still, he would undoubtedly like to see Greenhill continue to prosper.
The Trib admits to 1 billion dollars for seniors but apparently doesn’t want to ask where the other 2 billion dollars of lottery money goes. The question has been asked before and remains unanswered. Perhaps Ms. Kane can find out.