Illinois lottery privitization plan panned by tax group

Comment #6

Rip Snorter — Tue, 27 Jun 2006 19:38:45 GMT

Illinois might be using good sense in this.

There's no reason to assume the lotteries would be run worse than they're being run now. Too bad they can't just privatize the MM part of things and keep the state lottery part.... I really love Little Lotto and the Illinois Lotto. Wish I could play them.

But getting rid of MM any way it can be gotten rid of might equate to catching a rattlesnake living under the kitchen table and dropping him through an open window of an unpleasant neighbor.... [ More ]

Comment #5

Bringiton — Mon, 26 Jun 2006 02:17:42 GMT

well the first thing that will happen after privatization, is the numbers will increase as well as the cost. look what happened when the illinois/indiana skyway sold. The toll was $2.00, went up to 2.75!!!!!!!!!!fkn jerks

Comment #4

LOTTOMIKE — Sat, 24 Jun 2006 06:11:14 GMT

lets hope this doesn't get passed.i don't like a lot of the things happening lately like this and the online thing.these government idiots are trying to crash the party.........

Comment #3

Todd — Fri, 23 Jun 2006 15:35:54 GMT

They did not drop it. Look at the last sentence:

Blagojevich hopes the General Assembly will vote on the privatization deal during the fall veto session.

Comment #2

JimmySand9 — Fri, 23 Jun 2006 02:13:14 GMT

Well it didn't go through, but that's only because they haven't voted on it yet.

Comment #1

bellyache — Thu, 22 Jun 2006 16:45:24 GMT

I'm glad the lottery privitization plan didn't go thru. I hope other states thinking about doing this drop it.

Illinois lottery privitization plan panned by tax group

Lottery Post — Thu, 22 Jun 2006 13:06:05 GMT

An estimated $10 billion windfall from the sale or lease of the Illinois Lottery for state education funding would be short-lived, maintains a new report by the Center for Tax and Budget Accountability, a Chicago-based fiscal policy think tank.

Introduced by Gov. Rod Blagojevich May 23, the proposal calls for funneling $4 billion in sale proceeds for school construction, text books purchases and new programs, such as full-day kindergarten and a longer school year.

The remaining $6 billio... [ More ]