[Nailbiter]

actually the surprising fact is that law makers did not pocket the 20 million

[rey]

Everything government touches turns to yuck. Why do people cry for the government to do more or to take over this or that. Their track record is wretched.

[BloodScarletMinnesota]

I remember reading that Illinois was issuing IOUs to winners above a certain amount while the budget was being worked out last year.
I wonder if any payouts made by the Illinois Lottery to winners could be subject to claw-back because the lottery is basically a criminal enterprise.

[scrabblehack]

I would think it’s the state agencies who broke the law by spending the money without authorization, not the lottery by paying early.