Illinois Lottery private manager still on job after firing

Comment #7

zephbe — Wed, 29 Mar 2017 06:11:55 GMT

Maybe IL can't find another company who wants to work with them. So they had no choice but to stick with the last company.

Comment #6

Groppo — Wed, 29 Mar 2017 00:47:27 GMT

To: ALL LOTTERY ASSOCIATIONS

I don't know who may be doing things illegally, but I urge you to take note of the comments on here (lotterypost.com).

Many of the articles and responses to them, reach well above my head.

All I've ever wanted from any lotto I play is to win a bit of money, so I can move to the West Coast. I might be able to do it with a half million. I don't know.

Though I spend quite a bit, I don't dump huge amounts into the game. I've spent money for years, trying t... [ More ]

Comment #5

Groppo — Wed, 29 Mar 2017 00:28:40 GMT

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No, you are not stupid. I agree 100%.

For, I have been fired a time or two, for various things. No, it was never for anything like theft of property or assault, but once you're gone, you're gone.

I too never heard of anyone being fired and hired again.

(or so I thought

Comment #4

haymaker — Wed, 29 Mar 2017 00:14:24 GMT

Looks like Northstar has better contract lawyers than the states do

Comment #3

lejardin — Tue, 28 Mar 2017 23:28:00 GMT

Lottery spokesman Jason Schaumburg said the transition including ensuring there's no disruption at the roughly 8,000 locations where lottery tickets are sold is complicated.

I guess I am stupid but what is complicated? You're fired, you are gone. PERIOD. I never heard of keeping someone on after they have been fired. Incompetent crooks come to mind.

Comment #2

Easymoney$ — Tue, 28 Mar 2017 23:11:32 GMT

Yes they are. We need someone to drain the swamp

Comment #1

uprrman — Tue, 28 Mar 2017 22:23:01 GMT

ill. lottery is crooked and so are all the politicians.

Illinois Lottery private manager still on job after firing

Lottery Post — Tue, 28 Mar 2017 20:21:43 GMT

Finding a new lottery manager proves tricky for state government

When Illinois lawmakers voted in 2009 to hire a private company to run the state's $2 billion-a-year lottery, they had high hopes of making more money that could be funneled into education and construction projects.

Then the company missed sales goals, and two governors tried to fire Northstar Lottery Group. But Northstar remains on the job more than two years later, and the firm is now able to collect millions of dollars mor... [ More ]