Posted on 08/28/2015 5:34:21 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist
CHICAGO (CBS) — The Illinois Lottery says big winners since July 1st aren’t getting any money yet because there’s no state budget, meaning the state has no legal authority to pay out lottery winnings.
The good news is: You won the lottery.
“It was a happy day. My husband was really excited. I thought he was going to have a heart attack,” said 73-year-old Helen Whitfield of Bourbonnais.
The bad news is: It may be awhile before you’re paid.
(Excerpt) Read more at chicago.cbslocal.com ...
“PS you better pay your taxes on your “winnings”.”
Oh, they will - because they won’t even ever see it.
Isn’t that fraud? They push the lottery by saying that they buy annuities with money paid into the ticket machines. They are supposed to have that money available. Seems to be some one some where is skimming
LOL. Better odds of winning the lottery than of actually get paid by IL if you do win the lottery.
“If they don’t have the back-up cash in the bank, they should put a stop on selling tickets in the stores till they do.”
In Vegas, a Casino MUST have enough cash on hand, in-house, to pay every single chip in play. When the “High-Rollers” come to town, say for big Fight Nights, that can literally be a hundred million dollars.
How can a state lottery possibly be paying winnings out of the General Fund??
Felonious fraud.
If a peasant did it, they'd be arrested IMMEDIATELY, and charged with multiple SERIOUS felonies.
Do you remember Clinton’s “imputed” tax?
It wouldn’t matter if the lottery didn’t pay out, you’d still owe the tax on the winnings
It looks like the socialists in Illinois ran out of EVERYones’ money!
The appropriate response is for everyone not to buy a ticket.
not really. the missing lottery payouts were comingled with day to day revenue and by the time the budget was actually passed......poof, they were gone
Imagine what happens to a bookie who doesn’t make payouts to his clients.....
I will bet you state workers are getting paid
That is why if you are ever lucky enough to win a big lottery you should take the cash payout option. Gub'munt will make sure you are the last on the list to get your cash.
Thats why its illegal for you and me to do it. It has to be sanctioned by the state.
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