Illinois Lottery Private Management Contract Awarded
to Camelot Illinois
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Sept. 22, 2017
Media Contact:
Jason Schaumburg
Jason.Schaumburg@Illinois.gov
CHICAGO – The Illinois Lottery today awarded its private management contract to Camelot
Illinois, LLC. The Lottery’s Notice of Award (attached) was posted to the Illinois Procurement
Bulletin after the State of Illinois Chief Procurement Office of General Services certified the
procurement rules for selecting the private manager were correctly followed.
“Camelot has shown more than a decade of success in managing lotteries throughout the
world,” Acting Lottery Director Greg Smith said. “The Lottery and Camelot Illinois have common
goals to responsibly grow the Lottery’s player base, align incentives, eliminate conflicts of
interest, introduce new technology and innovation, and ensure responsiveness to public needs
and concerns.”
The proposed ten-year contract is based on a revised structure that aligns financial incentives
and includes new permanent point-of-sale at retailers, new games, and a next-generation
iLottery platform that supports omni-channel lottery participation. Additionally, the contract
mandates transparency and regular audits. Camelot will reinforce the Lottery’s commitment to
responsible gaming and social responsibility by pursuing World Lottery Association Level 4
standards.
A 14-day protest period now begins, and the procurement file will be available for public
inspection on Friday, Sept. 29. The public may request access to the procurement file by
contacting the Lottery’s Procurement Officer, Helen Kim, at helen.kim@illinois.gov. If no
protests are submitted, or after all timely protests are resolved, a contract can be executed.

 In 2009, the Illinois Legislature mandated a private management model for the Lottery.
Northstar Lottery Group, LLC, the Lottery’s first private manager, will continue to provide
management services to the Lottery until a successful transition is complete.

About the Illinois Lottery
Founded in 1974, the Illinois Lottery has contributed over $19 billion (since 1985) to the state’s Common School Fund to assist
K-12 public schools, as well as hundreds of millions of dollars to the Capital Projects Fund and to special causes like Illinois
Veterans services, the fight against breast cancer, MS research, Special Olympics and assistance for people living with HIV/AIDS.
In addition to playing in-store, the Illinois Lottery offers online and mobile play for all draw-based Illinois Lottery games at
illinoislottery.com. Players must be at least 18 years old.

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