Questions arise about funds used for Calif. Lottery party

Comment #13

Coin Toss — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 15:11:04 GMT

Most people who work for a state lottery that absolutely have to play just go to a neighboring state to play.

They have to promise not to play the lottery they work for, not all lotteries.

Comment #12

justxploring — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 21:17:36 GMT

For CA I realize that's not a fortune if you have a mortgage and a family to support, but if someone offered me $20 an hour with benefits, I'd give up playing the lottery.

Comment #11

LuckyLilly — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 18:16:33 GMT

Not all that decent in Idaho. $19 to $22 per hour for a detective. I mean it's not poverty wages or anything, but nothing great either. About the same as a mail carrier I think.

http://idaholottery.com/jobs.asp

Comment #10

ThatScaryChick — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 17:41:49 GMT

I agree. I think it is cool that they received a reward for all their hard work.

Comment #9

benmas — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 08:47:02 GMT

Its ok what happened. Keep in mind that employees are not allowed to play any lotto games so they get smth back with prizes like these...

If you had a choice would you choose to be a lottery employee knowing that you wont get a chance at play or would you do smth else ????..(They make decent money i bet

Comment #8

Tenaj — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 04:35:10 GMT

Good for the employees. Glad they had the money to do it. Most employers poor mouth about doing any kind of employee appreciation and sometimes only upper managerment get bonuses.

Comment #7

spy153 — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 00:46:52 GMT

Well, I have to admit that is stupid to do to something that is bringing in so much money for your state.

Comment #6

justxploring — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 21:58:09 GMT

I have to agree that a $32 dinner isn't that much for a catered affair these days. In this failing economy, maybe they could have toned down their celebration. However, unless I am reading the article incorrectly, the total cost was less than $71 per employee which is reasonable. $43,629 divided by 620 people = $70.37.

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Comment #5

Todd — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 21:50:48 GMT

It's mainly because the media in California has been waging a war against the lottery ever since the Mega Millions dust-up. That was when the Democrats were trying to use the lottery to make Schwarzenegger look bad by saying that the lottery added Mega Millions illegally.

Ever since then the lottery has been demonized by the media.

Comment #4

EXMECHANIC — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 18:50:35 GMT

So they had a nice big party to celebrate their accomplishments for helping education in the State of California, whats the big deal? Everything seemed legit to me and everyone who works hard through out the year should be rewarded for their efforts, which this orginization did.

Comment #3

Drivedabizness — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 17:40:59 GMT

I'd be surprised if the lottery didn't hit up their vendors to help underwrite a lot of the costs...the old CSL would have.

CA is not the only lottery who never seems to be quite sure who they are. Are they a state agency (like all the rest) or are they a nimble business enterprise? If you talk to the employees they want all the protection of their civil service status and union collective bargaining agreements - no accountability for work product or for even showing up, great retiremen... [ More ]

Comment #2

AuntiePat — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 17:28:15 GMT

Comment #1

spy153 — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 13:49:49 GMT

I feel every job should have their own unique perks. Employee morale is very important. As long as they keep it reasonable and it sounds like they did. The company my husband works for use to do things like that, but since they got a new c.e.o., they have taken more than they have given. No more thrills for them. Which made working for that company no different than working for any other hole in the ground.

Questions arise about funds used for Calif. Lottery party

Lottery Post — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 13:24:51 GMT

The California Lottery handed out a Nintendo Wii, several iPods, digital cameras and gift cards as prizes during a $43,629 employee recognition celebration and charged some of the items as training expenses.

During a Nov. 8 event commemorating the $20 billion the lottery has provided education since its 1984 inception, state officials used lottery administration funds to host a prime rib dinner for more than 300 employees and their guests at the DoubleTree Hotel in Sacramento.

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