Two Slot Machine Manufacturers Are Bribing State Treasurer Tim Cahill        Two out-of-state gambling companies are funneling large amounts of money in campaign donations to State Treasurer Tim Cahill.

The company which has been making the more generous  “donations” was subsequently awarded a multi-million dollar contract with the state Lottery Commission, which is run by Cahill.         MassNews has discovered that Scientific Games Inc. of Atlanta, Georgia, has made well over $10,000 in campaign donations to Mr. Cahill in the last 15 months, during which time it was awarded a $3.5 million contract to supply the lottery commission with the new “Daily Race Game/Run for the Money”, a proprietary gambling system run by the Atlanta company which will utilize the Keno video system.

      Yesterday, we reported on the political contributions made by slot machine giant GTECH of Greenwich, RI to treasurer Cahill.  GTECH has the dubious honor of being associated with bribery and shady “no bid” deals in states all across the country.  It has stated publicly that it's very interested in the possibility of slot machines being installed at Massachusett’s racetracks. It has lobbyists in the state hoping to secure contracts for machines. 
       We have found that this is just the tip of the iceberg.
       The donations from the Atlanta-based company came in on two dates - Nov. 1, 2004, which was just six weeks before it was awarded the multimillion dollar Daily Race Game contract, and then at the very end of 2005.  Each donation was the maximum allowable per individual ($500) but they were spread out among a dozen executives from Atlanta or New York City.   Some of the same executives have already made their $500 donation to the Cahill campaign for 2006. (Click HERE for a detailed list of the contributors)