As released by the Pennsylvania Office of the Governor:

Governor Corbett Responds to House Democrats False Assertions on Lottery Private Management Agreement

Harrisburg – Governor Tom Corbett is committed to growing Lottery funding for senior programs, and it’s alarming that the House Democrat caucus is promoting mistruths in an effort to work against a proposal that will deliver $3 billion to $4.5 billion of new revenue for programs benefitting older Pennsylvanians.

The transparency and the legislative and public outreach in this procurement has been tremendous:

--More than 100 meetings or individual phone conversations with legislators and staffers

--Twenty three letters responding to inquiries

--Public testimony at two legislative hearings

--Eight press releases

--A public website dedicated to providing information and resources about the process

"Our goal is to increase funding for senior programs so that we can ensure that as Pennsylvania’s senior population grows, we will be able to keep up with that need," Corbett said. "Camelot’s bid commits to record-level profit growth for the Pennsylvania Lottery, translating to billions of dollars for seniors."