Ex-Georgia Lottery president got big bonuses

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jamella724 — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 05:31:49 GMT

you should help poor people give some.

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jamella724 — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 05:45:00 GMT

wow lucky for her..how did she do that

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chel$belle — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 19:37:14 GMT

Makes total sense to me. They cannot expect decent sales from us while their tickets that the send out do not have any decent wins. It is pretty disgusting. Is the Georgia Lottery the new Tennessee Lottery

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RedStang — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 15:51:21 GMT

You ain't kidding. It's like hitting the lotto without hitting the lotto.

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VenomV12 — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 06:02:46 GMT

Well I guess we know who the real winners of the Georgia Lottery are.

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Stack47 — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 00:55:20 GMT

The ticket sales dip in 2011 meant $37 million less toward those programs. Fiscal 2012 sales improved and produced a $55 million increase in money to HOPE and pre-kindergarten, allowing Deal to increase payments to students still eligible for HOPE.

It looks like the lottery officials took a dive in 2011 so they would look better in 2012. They probably blamed the poor economy in 2011 and took the credit when the economy was slightly better in 2012.

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sully16 — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 04:39:52 GMT

Wow!, they live very well

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akhaddd — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 22:07:01 GMT

wow great article thanks folks

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dpoly1 — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 20:38:52 GMT

Whoda Thunkit

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Seattlejohn — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 09:35:12 GMT

Lotteries are as corrupt as congress and the BCS.

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rdgrnr — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 03:56:46 GMT

Oh yeah, that was in the contract as part of the deal before they even started.

It didn't matter if you kept 'em or fired 'em, either way they were gonna make a fortune.

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noise-gate — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 03:45:35 GMT

Well said Ridge,kinda reminds one of the Golden Parachute days of big corporations where bad executives were paid millions to simply go away and never come back.

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rdgrnr — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 03:06:41 GMT

Nothing like having a job where you determine if you deserve a bonus and you decide how much it will be.

Must be nice.

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Sherita — Sun, 27 Jan 2013 22:53:21 GMT

Here in Ga, it is called the Trickle Up Theory! You are only getting paid if you work for the GLC or the govt and like Gov. Deal, I do believe you have your hand in the cookie jar

Ex-Georgia Lottery president got big bonuses

Lottery Post — Sun, 27 Jan 2013 22:29:38 GMT

A state law designed to curb bonuses to Georgia Lottery executives didn't stop the organization from handing out huge incentive payouts and raises to top staffers.

The lottery funds the HOPE scholarship and pre-kindergarten classes, but ticket sales have struggled to keep up with growth in the programs. When lawmakers approved legislation in 2011 to prevent the programs from going broke, part of the deal was a severe curtailing of lottery staff bonuses.

But more than $260,000 worth of ince... [ More ]