Auditor, former commissioner bash Ark. lottery’s 10-year contract extension

The Arkansas Scholarship Lottery is under fire by a former commissioner, who criticized the extension of a vendor contract made after commission approval.

In November, the state lottery made a 10-year extension of its contract with scratch-off ticket supplier Alpharetta, Ga.-based Scientific Games International Inc.

A former commissioner disapproved of the practice, saying the commission took no competitive bids for the service, according to Arkansas Business.

The lottery’s former auditor said the Georgia company was overpaid by the commission $7.5 million between 2009 and 2012.

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