Two losing contenders for a contract worth as much as $263 million for the computer network that runs the Maryland lottery are protesting a decision to award the business to a rival, charging that a state agency chose the highest bidder after a tainted process.
Lanham-based Gaming Innovations LLC and London-based IGT Global Solutions filed the protests with the Maryland State Lottery & Gaming Control Agency after the agency awarded the eight-year contract to Scientific Games International of Las Vegas.
Both losing bidders charge that the agency made “arbitrary and capricious” choices in evaluating the bids in a way that favored the incumbent vendor.
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