Camelot Group, a British firm which has been operating National Lottery games in the UK since 1994, could soon be running the Pennsylvania Lottery in the USA after receiving a Notice of Award from state Governor Thomas W. Corbett. Camelot was the only company to put in a bid to become America's third private lottery operator (state lotteries in Illinois and Indiana are already privately managed) and although being given the Notice of Award isn't a guarantee that it will end up running the show, it is a very encouraging step in that direction. Unfortunately for Camelot, not all officials in the USA are happy with recent developments.
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