TORONTO -- Cash-strapped Ontario is looking to boost gaming profits by contracting out the operation of its lottery business.
The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation would not confirm a report that telecom behemoths Rogers and Bell Canada have been pre-qualified to bid.
"The RFP (Request for Proposals) will enable OLG to select one service provider to run specific day-to-day operations of the lottery business in Ontario," an OLG news release says. "To OLG, the integrity of the procurement process is of the utmost importance. Procurement involves information of a commercially sensitive nature. As a result, details of the RFP documents and names of pre-qualified proponents will not be released while the process is ongoing."
The OLG has used a "fairness monitor" to ensure oversight and integrity of the RFP process, the corporation said.
According to an OLG lottery player demographics fact sheet posted at its website, 49% of Ontario adults have played the lottery in the last two months and 74% would consider buying a ticket in the next six months.
The average age of so-called "core players," those who buy a lottery ticket or more every week, is 52
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