Illinois legislator urges Gov. to fire company running the lottery

Comment #5

Coin Toss — Thu, 15 May 2014 22:24:47 GMT

Get rid of Northstar and turn it back to state control but keep Chicago out of it.

The state capital is Springfield.

The Illinois Gaming Board, Illinois lottery headquarters, and the drawings are in Chicago.

Tell you anything?

The dog barks in Chicago and wags its tail in Springfield

Comment #4

mypiemaster — Thu, 15 May 2014 21:25:23 GMT

Illinois politics is gutter politics. Maybe there is a Patel or two, lurking around somewhere in the shadows.

Comment #3

dallascowboyfan — Thu, 15 May 2014 20:32:31 GMT

Yes it is LOL

Comment #2

RedStang — Thu, 15 May 2014 18:26:28 GMT

I think it's obvious why revenues are down. These companys meet their quota by printing thousands of losing tickets then the players realize this and give up.

Comment #1

rdgrnr — Thu, 15 May 2014 17:35:40 GMT

An Illinois politician complaining of someone else's incompetence and saying they should be fired for it, lol.

That's funny.

Illinois legislator urges Gov. to fire company running the lottery

Lottery Post — Thu, 15 May 2014 16:13:49 GMT

Northstar disagrees, says revenue targets met

Citing nearly three years of lackluster performance, an Illinois state lawmaker is urging Governor Pat Quinn to fire the company his administration hired to run the Illinois Lottery.

State Rep. Jack Franks, D-Marengo, said the state's contract with Northstar Lottery Group has cost taxpayers hundreds of millions in lost revenues due to the firm's failure to meet revenue goals.

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