Coincidence: Gerard Matthews Friday reported on lottery commissioners’ concerns about a private meeting set to discuss transferring Arkansas Lottery data from a state computer system to a system run by Intralot, the Greek company that runs on-line gambling for the lottery. Accountability, transparency, etc.
Over the weekend, I happened across recent news headlines about Intralot.
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* Current and former officials charged with breach of trust in an IT contract.
* Big drop in Intralot stock price due to foreign exchange losses.
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No connection direct or indirect suggested among people working in Arkansas and troubles in Greece, except shared employer. But it’s good to know who your vendors are.