The Maryland state Senate last week confirmed Gordon Medenica as the director of the State Lottery & Gaming Control Agency. Medenica was the preferred choice of the Maryland governor Larry Hogan.
The senators voted 27-17 to establish Medenica, a former director of the New York Lottery, as the head of the agency. “The seven-member evaluation committee received bids from the only three companies in the world that are qualified to fulfill the contract. This committee, which did not include Director Medenica, was required to select the bidder that represents the ‘best value’ to the state,” said the Maryland Lottery in a statement.
“This does not mean simply accepting the lowest bid; it means selecting the vendor that will perform at the highest level for the state. It was made clear in all communications to potential bidders that technical factors outweigh price, as is the case in the majority of lottery procurements across the country,” it continued.
