Lottomatica holds the concession for the operation of scratch cards in Italy with its license reportedly expiring in May 2010. OPAP and Intralot have officially expressed their interest to bid for the Italian instant lottery games.

This link provides the detail:

http://lotterycommission.arkansas.gov/pdfs/rules/Lottery_Major_Procurement_Rules_FINAL.pdf

source: Arkansas Lottery Commission, http://lotterycommission.arkansas.gov/vendors.html

http://lotterycommission.arkansas.gov/pdfs/rfp/Lottery_Instant_Ticket_RFP_FINAL.pdf

Addendum:

http://lotterycommission.arkansas.gov/pdfs/Addendum_Instant_Tickets_RFP_v2.pdf

Lottery Game Services and Lottery Gaming Systems and Services

The Lottery Commission has set Oct. 29 as the target date to begin selling instant-win, scratch-off tickets and Dec. 14 as the target date to begin selling tickets for daily numbers games. The proposals that vendors submit will determine whether Arkansans can start playing Powerball this year or next year, State Lottery Director Ernie Passailaigue said.

Two top executives from Harrah's Entertainment were in Rhode Island to meet with House Speaker William J. Murphy.

First day on-line sales total more than $3 million; On-line sales tracked 30 percent above same period last week

The huge payouts are eclipsed only by the record $58.7 million win, by a single entry, in Powerball in June 2008.

The Michigan Lottery and EMI Music have partnered to bring Lottery players Musical Money, a new $2 instant ticket that went on sale June 29.