Posted on 05/25/2016 9:36:20 PM PDT by Olog-hai
The states auditor general says the Illinois Lottery violated state finance law by prepaying $20 million to ensure it could participate in future multi-state lottery games even without a state budget.
The Belleville News-Democrat reports that the lottery made two $10 million payments on June 30, 2015, when it was clear lawmakers had failed to agree on a state budget that should have begun the next day.
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actually the surprising fact is that law makers did not pocket the 20 million
i won 5k once on a 10 dollar scratch offs. i looked it up and found that they make 160k for every 5k ticket.
better going with black red or even green on roulette. maybe not green :)
Everything government touches turns to yuck. Why do people cry for the government to do more or to take over this or that. Their track record is wretched.
Lottery is govt numbers game- I play in office pool- only because I do not want to be last one standing if office pool wins
that would be brutal! it’s worth a few bucks in that case.
I would think it’s the state agencies who broke the law by spending the money without authorization, not the lottery by paying early.
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