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Vendor Chosen

The Kansas Lottery had to decide between GTECH and Scientific Games over who would be handling their slot machines, and have announced that they have chosen GTECH. The lottery said that it was an extremely difficult decision as both were very qualified, but in the end it came down to the fact that GTECH had better terms in pricing and technology.

The company will handle supplying and operating the central gaming system for the state’s casinos and racetrack slot machines. GTECH, based out of Rhode Island, is a subsidiary of the Italian company, Lottomatica S.p.A., but according to Ed Van Petten, Executive Director of the lottery, that had nothing to do with their decision.

Many were not surprised by the choice, as GTECH has been the lottery’s online vendor since 1988. Van Petten could not reveal the terms of the bids as it now has to go to negotiations and approval by the lottery commission.

With Scientific Games based out of New York, Van Petten said that both companies have very large presences in the states – and that really they were the two biggest companies. The other companies that presented to them an interest were not of the same caliber and therefore were not seriously considered among the final choice.

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