Silver is asking the IG to review the procedures used by thestate Division of the Lottery "and other relevant state agencies"in reviewing bids for the contract to develop and operate a videolottery terminal facility at Aqueduct Racetrack. He is alsorequesting that Fisch inquire about how the state lottery will"assure that the conditions I conveyed to the governor on Jan. 29,and restated in my Feb. 3 letter to him, are met."

In that Feb. 3 letter, Silver warned Gov. David Paterson thatthe conditions the speaker mandated for his approval of theAqueduct deal are "not negotiable." Those conditions include: theAEG consortium paying a $300-million upfront licensing fee by March31; use of the existing footprint as the basis of a StateEnvironmental Quality Review Act approval on the normal timetable,with no requests for waivers or expedited approval; and ensuringthat all key AEG stakeholders obtain licenses from the statelottery.

A spokesman for Paterson says in a statement that all relevantdocuments, "including all submissions, bids and solicitations,"will be released Tuesday. "There is nothing to hide, and all ofthese documents were shared with the legislative leaders during theselection process."