Wisconsin lawmakers vote down plan to privatize state Lottery

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LOTTOMIKE — Fri, 22 Apr 2005 01:55:47 GMT

glad it got voted down,we don't need another indiana disaster

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Badger — Thu, 21 Apr 2005 23:59:24 GMT

Quote: Originally posted by whodeani on April 21, 2005Its a good thing this got voted down. If it didn't, the govenor might have enterd into a no-bid contract for some outrageous amount to some big donor to his campaign to overtake lottery operations. Wouldn't be the first time this has happened. The state paid $700,000 to have a website designed for information about the reconstruction of the Marquette Interchange in Milwaukee. That too was a no-bid contract and only one bid was accepted. Todd... [ More ]

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whodeani — Thu, 21 Apr 2005 19:15:16 GMT

Its a good thing this got voted down. If it didn't, the govenor might have enterd into a no-bid contract for some outrageous amount to some big donor to his campaign to overtake lottery operations. Wouldn't be the first time this has happened. The state paid $700,000 to have a website designed for information about the reconstruction of the Marquette Interchange in Milwaukee. That too was a no-bid contract and only one bid was accepted. Todd would have done a great job of building that website... [ More ]

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JimmySand9 — Thu, 21 Apr 2005 18:30:34 GMT

If the drawings were up for bid, I'd definately make a bid. Use the money to buy BALL machines, set up a studio, and hire talent.

Wisconsin lawmakers vote down plan to privatize state Lottery

Lottery Post — Thu, 21 Apr 2005 17:18:00 GMT

Wisconsin lawmakers on Wednesday voted down a proposal in Gov. Jim Doyle's budget bill to privatize half of the work at the Wisconsin lottery.The Legislature's Joint Finance Committee voted 10-6 to delete a provision that would have eliminated 55 of 109 positions at the lottery.Doyle's plan called for the private sector to take over the lottery's sales and marketing, ticket warehousing and distribution, product development, special events, and Web site operations, while state employees would sti... [ More ]