Deadline for bid for Pa. Lottery extended again

The Corbett administration has again extended the deadline for considering a British company's bid to manage the Pennsylvania Lottery.

The bid from Camelot Global Services, set to expire Thursday, was extended by one day, administration officials announced. But they said both the bidder and the state would work Friday to craft yet another extension. On Monday, a state Senate committee is to hold hearings on privatizing the lottery. Several lawmakers and others have questioned whether the administration could make such a move without legislative approval.

For months, Gov. Corbett has worked to bring in a company to manage the lottery. The administration says a rapidly growing senior population has made it necessary to explore ways to make the lottery more profitable. Camelot runs Britain's national lottery. - Angela Couloumbis