 The lottery accepted bids through 4 p.m. Friday. And spokeswoman
Susan Hofer says officials aren't releasing information about the
bidders until Aug. 12.Gov. Pat Quinn must choose a winner of the
10-year contract by Sept. 15.
Hofer says the state will still own the lottery, and state
employees will still make sure that it's run fairly.
The private manager will be in charge of business operations such
as marketing, ticket sales and lottery machines.
Hofer says officials are working out the compensation details of
the plan.
The lottery has annual sales of more than $2 billion.
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