N.J. Lottery shut down over Gov.'s tax raise plan

Comment #16

orangeman — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 22:01:23 GMT

New Jersey shut down the casinos and the lottery because it would make headlines. Nobody cares about shutting down children's programs, etc. That doesn't make national headlines. Anyone hear about other programs being shut down? Like the Department of Motor Vehicles? It was a publicity stunt. It worked, too!!! Democrats may be socialists, but they aren't stupid. . .

Orangeman

Comment #15

ochoop17 — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 21:35:57 GMT

Good news!! Gov. Corzine and the state assembly work out a deal. So, NJ lottery players , LET THE GAME BEGIN

Comment #14

starchild_45 — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 16:26:00 GMT

hmmm i got advance play tickets on the new jersey lotto and new jersey mega million. i hope they honor all the advance play tickets. my luck the first time i get to play the new jersey lotto in a year and then we have this mess. my ticket is good through the end of this month.

Comment #13

Just6ntlc — Tue, 04 Jul 2006 17:16:10 GMT

If NJ Lotto has to shut down because of government raising taxes, I'm disappointed.

Comment #12

Konformthismfs — Mon, 03 Jul 2006 23:52:10 GMT

Not gettin enough kickbacks

Comment #11

Rick G — Mon, 03 Jul 2006 23:41:09 GMT

Stupidity has its repercussions.

Money coming in is good. Money going out is bad. When money going out is higher than money coming in, you don't stop the money from coming in.

Comment #10

GoldenEgg — Mon, 03 Jul 2006 17:04:20 GMT

Well i'm glad somebody won the NJ jackpot of 8 million i believe - before this all happened. I pray they've already had the ticket validated for peace of mind sakes. The question is: Why would a state government shut down 2 of the most money making venues for the state - The Casinos and the NJ Lottery. GO FIGURE

Comment #9

ochoop17 — Mon, 03 Jul 2006 13:05:55 GMT

Lcky Lary,the midday# were 459 and 0533

Comment #8

goldrush — Mon, 03 Jul 2006 08:49:22 GMT

This is STUPID BEYOND BELIEF! There is no logical reason that the state lottery should be suspended. It can be argued that is there is a budget crisis, the state lottery, which brings revenue in, should function as normal. As a protest, people should play neighboring state lotteries, and let your state politicians know you are diverting your money out-of-state. That should bring them to their senses.

Comment #7

Bradly_60 — Mon, 03 Jul 2006 00:01:49 GMT

What consequences do they face from MM? Anybody know?

Brad

Comment #6

LckyLary — Sun, 02 Jul 2006 23:14:49 GMT

I played some games ahead through July 4th (anyone know the Midday results?? the website is shut down too..) and meantime have been going to PA and NY and playing there.. yes it costs more money but it's my way of protesting. I don't understand the whole thing... what bad thing would happen if the Lottery kept running? What good thing is going to happen if Corzine gets his way with the 7% and the budget is balanced? What is the extra 1% or $1 billion being used for? A billion dollars = 10 times... [ More ]

Comment #5

MADDOG10 — Sun, 02 Jul 2006 21:20:19 GMT

A screw loose in his head?

This puppy is 12 french fries short of a Happy Meal ...

Comment #4

MADDOG10 — Sun, 02 Jul 2006 21:17:04 GMT

The lottery which provided the state $812 million in revenue last year is expected to continue its drawings of games for which tickets have already been sold. It may face penalties for failing to sell tickets for the multistate Mega Millions game.

They ought to fine the so-called elected official... himself....

Comment #3

bellyache — Sun, 02 Jul 2006 20:57:40 GMT

Yep it doesn't make sense. There doesn't seem to be a logical point in shutting down something that brings the state money.

Comment #2

lmatlaw — Sun, 02 Jul 2006 20:41:07 GMT

Why would you shut down something that makes a profit for the state? Both MegaMillions and the Atlantic City casinos reap huge profits for New Jersey. The governor has a screw loose in his head.

Comment #1

JAP69 — Sun, 02 Jul 2006 20:19:22 GMT

State Gov'ts have only gotten to large for what the state budgets can pay.

They just keep adding more services and employees to the budget.

N.J. Lottery shut down over Gov.'s tax raise plan

Lottery Post — Sun, 02 Jul 2006 20:08:55 GMT

New Jersey may be penalized for failing to sell Mega Millions tickets

Without a state budget in place and the prospects for one unclear, Gov. Jon S. Corzine began an unprecedented shutdown of New Jersey government Saturday.

Given that the new fiscal year began on a weekend, the immediate impacts weren't significant though if you were hoping to test your luck Saturday, you may have been out of it.

The New Jersey Lottery stopped selling tickets at 8 p.m. Saturday.

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