Calif. Lottery Director explains expensive party

Comment #8

jeffrey — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 07:49:56 GMT

I hope you recognize sarcasm when you hear it. Corruption is exposed here and in many lotteries. If they want a party, pass the damn plate around. This is government and we all know that they have to run on a budget.

Comment #7

psykomo — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 23:32:12 GMT

I THINK UR correct spy153:

YOU MAKE-ME....................to want to write that:

stingy Todd

a LETTER>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

AS a MEMBER of the LOTTERY POST >>>>>>>>>

PSYKOMO DEMAND's >>>>>>>>> A BIG PARTY

TRANSLATION

Comment #6

psykomo — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 22:27:36 GMT

Everytime we have an expensive PARTY ..........

I make sure we have a few beautiful GUIL's making merrygo

ROUND's asking for Heavy Donation's before

any of the elected official's LEAVE. (It alway's seems to WORK)

THE FABRIC luv's to party

Comment #5

OldSchoolPa — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 22:08:36 GMT

I disagree homeboy! This isn't free money. I expect a good portion of the dollars I throw to the lottery to come back in the form of prizes...I don't play the lottery to over generously pad the pockets of the employees who work for the lottery (although I do sympathize that they nor their families can play the lottery themselves...hmmm all these people who are morally opposed to the lottery should get a job with the lottery...that way they'll have jobs and they won't feel any envy about those wh... [ More ]

Comment #4

jeffrey — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 20:34:38 GMT

I think they should spend a lot more on the employees. It's free money after all. Maybe they should just divee it all up.

Comment #3

EXMECHANIC — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 20:21:58 GMT

haha so true

Comment #2

johnph77 — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 17:24:50 GMT

The state Controller's Office is conducting an independent audit of the party, which should be completed by mid-March. In addition, the lottery has asked for a legal opinion regarding the event from the Attorney General's Office.

You can be sure this is costing the taxpayers more than $50,000.....

Comment #1

spy153 — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 16:17:06 GMT

Borucki told Florez that during the party, we got some intangible benefits I believe, at a critical time for lottery staff.... I felt it was important that they understand that they are appreciated.

I really don't see the harm in letting the employees have a party and giving bonuses and perks. Doesn't everybody want their job to do that? What makes lottery employees so different?

Besides, I think they are trying hard to hold onto their job with so many lottery directors in such a sho... [ More ]

Calif. Lottery Director explains expensive party

Lottery Post — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 22:12:00 GMT

Travel budget cut to offset event cost

The director of the California Lottery said she would cut her staff's conference travel budget to offset $50,000 in taxpayer money spent on a questionable employee-recognition party that was the focus of a state Senate hearing Tuesday.

Joan Borucki, who was appointed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and is up for confirmation in the Senate, testified during an informational hearing by the Governmental Organization Committee that she is in the process of... [ More ]