Scientific Games International Inc. claims former exec Brian Keith Cash downloaded company secrets before leaving to begin a new job in the Lakeland office of rival International Game Technology. IGT merged last year with GTech, which prints lottery tickets here.

Barry Friedman founded Lkldnow.com in 2015 as the culmination of a career in print and digital journalism. Since 1982, he has used the tools of reporting, editing and content curation to help people in Lakeland understand their community better.
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