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Lottery winners in Illinois may have hit the jackpot - but they have not been paid.
The state recently announced that it was not paying out any winnings worth more than $600 until its budget crisis is resolved - but it's still running TV ads promoting the lottery.
An attorney representing some of the winners, Tom Zimmerman, has said there is a staggering $288 million in winnings waiting to be paid out.
One winner, Susan Rick, told INSIDE EDITION: “We won. We finally can have a comfortable life. Suddenly you're gonna the rug out from underneath us. We had a ticket for $250,000.”
A group of Chicago city employees had joined a lotto pool and won a million dollars - but they still haven’t seen a penny of it either.
Rhonda Rasche, a 49-year-old hospital clerk, said that after winning $50,000 in a scratch-off lotto, officials told her she'd receive a check in the mail in four to six weeks. That was a few months ago.
“I've been waiting for a check for $50,000,” she said.
Would think all the proceeds go into some kind of trust so payouts can happen. Where'd all that money go?
Would think all the proceeds go into some kind of trust so payouts can happen. Where'd all that money go?
The government spending it on other crap. Nothing new when Illinois state government. They'er broke
Would think all the proceeds go into some kind of trust so payouts can happen. Where'd all that money go?
The government spending it on other crap. Nothing new when Illinois state government. They'er broke
Raises an interesting question about liability. Who do the winners sue? The state? Or the federal government? Does the federal government have any liability for a state's mishandling of lottery proceeds that they could be found liable to pay out the winnings on behalf of the state? And will this kind of mishandling of state lottery funds lead to a banning of them in other states?
Would think all the proceeds go into some kind of trust so payouts can happen. Where'd all that money go?
The government spending it on other crap. Nothing new when Illinois state government. They'er broke
Raises an interesting question about liability. Who do the winners sue? The state? Or the federal government? Does the federal government have any liability for a state's mishandling of lottery proceeds that they could be found liable to pay out the winnings on behalf of the state? And will this kind of mishandling of state lottery funds lead to a banning of them in other states?
I'm sure the lawyers are on it. When you buy a lottery ticket, you enter into a contract ..they'll have to pay eventually
Hopefully the'y have to cover the legal fees as well. In the long run it'll cost Illinois more money, but that's the way government worksWould think all the proceeds go into some kind of trust so payouts can happen. Where'd all that money go?
The government spending it on other crap. Nothing new when Illinois state government. They'er broke
Raises an interesting question about liability. Who do the winners sue? The state? Or the federal government? Does the federal government have any liability for a state's mishandling of lottery proceeds that they could be found liable to pay out the winnings on behalf of the state? And will this kind of mishandling of state lottery funds lead to a banning of them in other states?
I'm sure the lawyers are on it. When you buy a lottery ticket, you enter into a contract ..they'll have to pay eventually
Plus interest and late penalties one would hope. And the people who obviously embezzled or otherwise siphoned away the money should be killed. Or you know, compromise, imprisoned
That's the end of their lottery. People aren't going to buy lottery tickets for a lottery that doesn't pay out. If a private company did something similar, the officers would all go to prison.Liberals in Illinois stealing more money from poor people...
Lottery winners in Illinois may have hit the jackpot - but they have not been paid.
The state recently announced that it was not paying out any winnings worth more than $600 until its budget crisis is resolved - but it's still running TV ads promoting the lottery.
An attorney representing some of the winners, Tom Zimmerman, has said there is a staggering $288 million in winnings waiting to be paid out.
One winner, Susan Rick, told INSIDE EDITION: “We won. We finally can have a comfortable life. Suddenly you're gonna the rug out from underneath us. We had a ticket for $250,000.”
A group of Chicago city employees had joined a lotto pool and won a million dollars - but they still haven’t seen a penny of it either.
Rhonda Rasche, a 49-year-old hospital clerk, said that after winning $50,000 in a scratch-off lotto, officials told her she'd receive a check in the mail in four to six weeks. That was a few months ago.
“I've been waiting for a check for $50,000,” she said.
Families Outraged After Illinois Fails to Pay Out $288 Million in Lottery Winnings
I'm confused. Withholding the payouts is the responsible course of action to take. Whatever the reasons for the state's catastrophic budgetary woes, I think it would be soundly wreckless to prioritize paying out lottery winnings over more vital government functions.
Those who have won most certainly should be given their winnings. But at the end of the day, I'm not going to shed any tears for whiny entitled people who just happened to get lucky after a lifetime of wasting their money chasing get-rich-quick dreams.
Would think all the proceeds go into some kind of trust so payouts can happen. Where'd all that money go?
taking from the working people giving to the government the liberal wayI'm confused. Withholding the payouts is the responsible course of action to take. Whatever the reasons for the state's catastrophic budgetary woes, I think it would be soundly wreckless to prioritize paying out lottery winnings over more vital government functions.
Those who have won most certainly should be given their winnings. But at the end of the day, I'm not going to shed any tears for whiny entitled people who just happened to get lucky after a lifetime of wasting their money chasing get-rich-quick dreams.
Illinois spending is packed with waste. Nearly 200 examples of wasteful government spending in Illinois, totaling more than $354 million, is detailed in the “The 2012 Illinois Piglet Book,” a report compiled by the Illinois Policy Institute in a partnership with Washington, D.C.-based Citizens Against Government Waste. Each item highlights the decisions of politicians who...
Illinois spending is packed with waste.
Nearly 200 examples of wasteful government spending in Illinois, totaling more than $354 million, is detailed in the “The 2012 Illinois Piglet Book,” a report compiled by the Illinois Policy Institute in a partnership with Washington, D.C.-based Citizens Against Government Waste.
Each item highlights the decisions of politicians who have lost sight of the core services they were put in place to provide.
Piglet 2012 reveals that state and local governments paid for everything from $9,941 for “Speedy-the-Turtle” bobbleheads to $200,000 customized eco-friendly zip lines to a $2,261,009 cable TV bill for prison inmates to get their weekly fill of Seacrest and Snooki.
Other examples of waste come in the form of grants, subsidies and special tax treatment for businesses, along with handouts for nonprofits and associations.
The process of wasteful spending in Illinois is often described as a “shell game.” It’s nearly impossible to follow the money as it flows from consumers, entrepreneurs and businesses to government and then to politically favored recipients.
The shell game allows politicians to pick winners, leaving the losers to pick up the tab. Targeted spending of this sort distorts behavior, creates disincentives for entrepreneurship and fosters incentives for the special-interest class – buoyed by lobbyists – to seek government handouts.
When government officials waste the money they collect from hardworking Illinoisans, they disrespect the value of the taxpayers and their money.
Each dollar of waste feeds the growing culture of cronyism and satisfaction with failed governance in Illinois. The state’s current culture replaces essential government services with efforts to bring home special handouts and to build success from favors and backdoor deals. Unfortunately, politicians in Illinois don’t know how to set priorities.
The money they are wasting is real, the lost economic activity is real and the families in Illinois struggling to keep up with the state’s ever-increasing taxes are real. The waste means lost opportunities, wasted energy and foregone prosperity. The results sap liberty from the residents, entrepreneurs and communities that want to move this great state forward.
Would think all the proceeds go into some kind of trust so payouts can happen. Where'd all that money go?
You believe that when you know how Social Security works?
Awwww... can't ya just feel the LOVE...
What the fuck do people live in that leftard, commie, shit hole state for?
MOVE, people, wtf...
