NJ moves to privatize lottery sales, marketing

Comment #17

haymaker — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 23:17:53 GMT

PA. also considering going private, then what ?

nother thing, this is just marketing, w/ the P.A. proposal I have'nt heard details like this.

Comment #16

Prob988 — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 20:30:11 GMT

I live in New Jersey. I'm against the State killing the goose that laid a golden egg.

In our state, having a mayor's office is transitional to earning a jail cell.

If they're selling the lottery, you can be sure that cronyism is involved, probably an extra helicopter or two for Chris Christie or a crony.

They sell it, I at least live close enough to the PA border to buy my tickets there.

Comment #15

NightStalker — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 16:16:46 GMT

As far as a private company handling sales and marketing for the NJ lottery, I think that private companies are better suited to handle those aspects. State governments shouldn't be in the business of marketing and sales. Most state governments can barely handle the job they have. This might be a step in the right direction.

Comment #14

Ronnie316 — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 15:19:28 GMT

Congratulations to CA. awesome work

Comment #13

jamella724 — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 15:16:48 GMT

The goals of NJ lottery are fantastic. However, this will take gradual transition on the part of the management.

Comment #12

whiteballz — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 08:08:24 GMT

california doesn't tax the lottery because the lottery is already a tax.

Comment #11

Cletu$2 — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 19:07:08 GMT

I don't think California taxes lottery winnings,which is surprising seeing as the state is bankrupt.Go figure

Comment #10

mcginnin56 — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 16:54:52 GMT

Really? I thought it was less than that.

Comment #9

dpoly1 — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 16:49:21 GMT

The winner/s probably only get $1 after all of the California Taxes are taken out

Comment #8

mcginnin56 — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 16:42:15 GMT

Go West young man.....go West

Comment #7

dpoly1 — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 16:38:04 GMT

California now has 4 Mega Millions Jackpot wins in 2012 ............

Comment #6

balyanango — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 09:34:18 GMT

I too am in agreement with limited privatization, though I am wary of total privatization of lottery games, a hundred percent. The state should still oversee the lotto games. Total privatization of the lotto games may suffer the same pitfalls of privatizing social security.

Comment #5

JezzVim — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 06:03:01 GMT

Don't trust this move by NJ. Why are they selling? And think to yourself - who is buying

Comment #4

RedStang — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 05:43:53 GMT

Only way i see expanding the revenue base would be to introduce a boat load of new games. Next years outcome should be interesting.

Comment #3

haymaker — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 23:07:09 GMT

sales and marketing, thats OK as long as the state operates the draw and it stays a ball draw.

Comment #2

mcginnin56 — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 18:24:30 GMT

Probably Agoraphobia, which is a fear of conducting business in public places. Privatizing would help minimize that phobia.

Comment #1

ressuccess — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 18:11:05 GMT

I wonder why New Jersey decided to private their lotto sales

NJ moves to privatize lottery sales, marketing

Lottery Post — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 16:24:37 GMT

Four companies interested in running portions of the New Jersey Lottery attended a mandatory information session in Trenton last Thursday, the first step toward privatization.

The state Treasury Department is looking to hand over sales and marketing operations to a private vendor next year. The state would retain ownership of the lottery under the plan, and state employees would continue to manage its operations though those jobs are not guaranteed.

New Jersey has the eighth largest state