Illinois border states report increased lottery sales

Comment #28

bowmangwenda — Mon, 02 Nov 2015 17:55:19 GMT

the pickings are digital are they fair or is selective based on the number of bets. it is wrong to not pay winners but the people who make decisions have money so they do not play the lottery illinios is ill

Comment #27

sully16 — Fri, 30 Oct 2015 11:35:12 GMT

Good to be the surrounding states.

Comment #26

Teddi — Thu, 29 Oct 2015 23:54:27 GMT

Well then, that raises more questions than answers.

This means that lottery payments aren't on a complete lockdown as they would have us believe.

They're able to pay out lottery funds, as long as those funds aren't going to an Illinois resident???? I'd LOVE to hear that explanation.

Comment #25

rcbbuckeye — Thu, 29 Oct 2015 02:28:29 GMT

Texas Lottery Exec Director Gary Grief told TLC's commissioners that Illinois has been making their payments to MUSL.

Comment #24

Teddi — Wed, 28 Oct 2015 23:41:39 GMT

I have two questions I'm hoping someone here might know the answer to:

When the jackpot is won by someone from a different state, does Illinois give the monies it collected during that run to MUSL so that the winner receives all the funds they are entitled to have? For example, let's say Illinois had $10 million in sales for tonight's PB drawing and someone from Georgia won, does this winner get the full $110 million when they go to collect their winnings, or will they only get to collect $1... [ More ]

Comment #23

DELotteryPlyr — Wed, 28 Oct 2015 19:18:03 GMT

Great question. I have been wondering what PB MM are doing in regards to this?? Unless someone has already posted what they are and I missed it

Comment #22

HoLeeKau — Wed, 28 Oct 2015 16:52:04 GMT

With the current JP, Ill would be losing around 3 million dollars if someone did that. I'm ornery enough that I would do it just to make a point if I won there

Comment #21

Coin Toss — Wed, 28 Oct 2015 15:00:39 GMT

Gleno,

A couple of weeks ago one Illinois politician was quoted as saying How many people does this really effect ....... sounds like he was thinking of the winners yet to be paid and had no clue what it was doing to the lottery as far as ticket sales.

Comment #20

mypiemaster — Wed, 28 Oct 2015 12:59:15 GMT

I feel sorry for those people in Illinois, who have neither the means nor the inclination to travel to another state to purchase tickets. I guess they are truly hosed. Letting all this cash flow from Illinois to other states, is not helping their budget one bit but politicians are too stupid to understand that.

Comment #19

Gleno — Wed, 28 Oct 2015 12:52:59 GMT

10/28/15

Mega millions now up to $129M.

Has anyone in the Illinois budget process figured out how much they are losing on lost sales because of their inaction?

Sound like a lot of posturing there with antagonistic personalities?

They are supposed to serve the people, but know that's not how they think when folks are in control mode and control the power of the purse.

Good Luck to the people of Illinois.

Comment #18

mypiemaster — Wed, 28 Oct 2015 12:52:13 GMT

Somebody please explain something to us. I've heard people saying that the reason it takes MUSL a few weeks, to pay out the Jackpot when it's won, is because they have to collect all the necessary cash wagered from all the participating states before they pay out. Is this a fact?. If so, will they be willing to accept this useless{for the time being} I.O.U. from Illinois if somebody wins the jackpot while this nonsense is still going on in Illinois or do they have to kick out Illinois?.... [ More ]

Comment #17

noise-gate — Wed, 28 Oct 2015 02:06:20 GMT

Why any resident or person passing through Illinois would want to play either MM or PB while this debacle continues is mystifying.Can you imagine being a MM/PB jackpot winner and being told Sorry Sir/ Madam- you will just have to wait for us to sort through this mess before you see any of your money. By the way, we do sincerely apologize for the delay.

Comment #16

ekem6078 — Wed, 28 Oct 2015 01:53:02 GMT

Glad I'm not from ILL. If Tennessee did that. I'll head to KY with the quickness. They need to be made to shut it down, until a budget is approved. But they continue to sale tickets that they know they can't payoff on. That's not right at all. I don't blame the people of Ill. for going to the closets state to play.

Comment #15

Stack47 — Wed, 28 Oct 2015 00:54:10 GMT

A Republican Governor plus a Democrat legislation equals gridlock. Electing a Democrat Governor with a Republican legislation will be the same. The real problem is checks are issued to some agencies, but the lottery winners fund isn't one of them. Add that to the fact paying off lottery winners is not a priority.

Comment #14

ArizonaDream — Wed, 28 Oct 2015 00:20:24 GMT

I wish I lived closer to Indiana or Wisconsin.

Comment #13

Gleno — Tue, 27 Oct 2015 21:23:47 GMT

With tonight's Mega Millions at $117M, anyone willing to bet that their sales are not going to go up because of their budget impasse?

Any protest calls being made by the public of Illinois to get that budget through for approval

Comment #12

SergeM — Tue, 27 Oct 2015 19:38:05 GMT

Cash driven

Comment #11

JADELottery — Tue, 27 Oct 2015 19:32:39 GMT

Lottery in the Politician's Eyes

Comment #10

savagegoose — Tue, 27 Oct 2015 18:49:57 GMT

I would think the take not covering wages for operations would be a critical point, as they point out, payouts dont matter, but missed wages bring the whole business down

Comment #9

Drenick1 — Tue, 27 Oct 2015 18:02:41 GMT

I find it odd that the lottery money wasn't held in a separate account as it should be it's own entity. Mixing all the lottery proceeds into the states account just leaves itself vulnerable to being siphoned away by another branch of the government.

I hope other states don't utilize the same practice or this same scenario will play out again in the near future.

Comment #8

music* — Tue, 27 Oct 2015 17:40:16 GMT

I believe it is time for the voters to rise up and demand change in Illinois. They are already voting with their feet and cash.

Comment #7

zephbe — Tue, 27 Oct 2015 16:56:50 GMT

No money in the lottery account?? what happened to it

Comment #6

Erzulieredeyes — Tue, 27 Oct 2015 16:17:19 GMT

I don't blame them. I would do the same if my State ever had the nerve to present me with an I.O.U.

I'd tell them F-YOU! After I've taken my I.O.U. of course. LO L

Comment #5

DELotteryPlyr — Tue, 27 Oct 2015 15:51:26 GMT

Good point. I also think the other states should run promos for games they want Illinois residence to 'try' which they might normally not. For me a good promo is buy 3 get 2 games free, as its close to 1/2 price per game.

Comment #4

RJOh — Tue, 27 Oct 2015 15:29:57 GMT

Before anything really changes in Illinois they'll have too see a MM or PB jackpot won by a resident of their state in a neighboring state. Then and only then will they realize how much the state is losing in lottery money to the neighboring states.

Comment #3

JADELottery — Tue, 27 Oct 2015 15:25:02 GMT

Well, good for them.

It's a double whammy, no dollars to the Illinois Lootery and take dollars out of the state.

If your playing Iowa and win big, Move there, stay long enough to be a resident then claim the prize and screw Illinois out any chance of getting tax revenue.

Iowa has 1 year to claim and I think you need to be a resident at least half the year to counted as Iowaian.

The other states, I'd find a family member or very close friend and broker a deal so they claim the prize a... [ More ]

Comment #2

Gleno — Tue, 27 Oct 2015 14:16:37 GMT

This is what happens when states such as Illinois, become derelict in their duties.

People see what's happening and go to sources nearby to meet their demands for a

chance to win and not have to wait for payment until the budget issues are settled.

Comment #1

noise-gate — Tue, 27 Oct 2015 14:08:58 GMT

For lack of a better word.. F- Yeah . Serves Illinois right.

Illinois border states report increased lottery sales

Lottery Post — Tue, 27 Oct 2015 13:54:19 GMT

With Illinois delaying payouts of more than $600 because of its budget mess, neighboring states are salivating at the chance to boost their own lottery sales. Businesses near borders, particularly in Indiana, Kentucky and Iowa, say they've already noticed a difference.

The Lottery problems stemming from Illinois' budget impasse have led to a lawsuit and come amid questions about Illinois revenues and a shake-up in lottery management.

Many gas stations, smoke shops and convenience stores in... [ More ]