INDIANAPOLIS
(WAVE) - Indiana's lottery commission is hiring a private company to take over
its marketing in hopes of boosting profits.
The
commission voted Wednesday to approve a contract with Rhode Island-based GTECH
that will pay the company $1.7 billion over five years.
GTECH
already provides and maintains vending machines for the Hoosier lottery.
The new
contract will have the company take over marketing, sales and distribution
services.
The state
received $188 million in lottery proceeds last year.
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