Ohio Gov. considering privatizing management of lottery

Comment #6

mightwin — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 01:30:28 GMT

I bet the lobbyist who got them to consider this is going to have a great christmas if it goes through.

Comment #5

rdgrnr — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 20:30:54 GMT

I don't see where privatizing would be putting the screws to all Ohioans.

I think Kasich is a good, honest, decent man with Ohio's best interests at heart and the experts tell him that the lottery could be improved.

I just don't believe in experimenting with or drastically changing something that by all accounts is working well.

Comment #4

oh438 — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 19:27:47 GMT

This Gov wants to put the screws to all Ohioans and this will be his latest power play next will be the turnpike. God Bless Ohio...we need it. bad thing are coming our way

Comment #3

danyo1332 — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 19:09:01 GMT

I will NOT play in Ohio if they do away with the ping pong balls....and that's a PROMISE. I know my friends and customers that come into my gas station won't either.

Comment #2

ONEDAY — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 07:27:36 GMT

I agree , leave it alone...

I would worry if it went private they would do away with the air balls, and go RNG...then there be little point playing in ohio.

Comment #1

rdgrnr — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 06:45:17 GMT

The Ohio Lottery seems to be fairly healthy for a government run agency.

It makes me wonder about two things.

How did they manage not to screw it up?

And why do they want to fix it if it ain't broke

Ohio Gov. considering privatizing management of lottery

Lottery Post — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 03:32:36 GMT

A proposal to privatize the management of the Ohio Lottery Commission was submitted this week to the nonpartisan Legislative Service Commission, which researches Ohio's budgets and laws.

Gov. John Kasich, who has yet to name a lottery director, has for weeks been discussing privatizing lottery operations, though he has not made a public commitment to do so.

Kasich spokesman Rob Nichols said the administration would not answer questions about any proposal until the state budget is released... [ More ]