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In reply to the discussion: Christie Crime Digest-Vol. I [View all]Laxman
(2,419 posts)289. This Has The Look....
of a can of worms. The private company that has been engaged to operate New Jersey's Lottery (as well as Indiana and Illinois) also runs lotteries in Costa Rica and Columbia. They've cost NJ millions since being brought in to "professionally" manage the lottery operations. One can only wonder what kind of financial quagmire of slush funds and political donations are hidden in this tangled web of public/private partnerships.
Lawmaker calls for N.J. lottery review after revenue falls short
Christies administration hailed the arrangement as a financial windfall for New Jersey that would reinvigorate and modernize the lottery system in ways the state couldnt. The governor pushed through the deal over the objections of the union representing lottery employees and New Jersey's Democratic state lawmakers.
Schaer jabbed Christies administration for time and time again, without fail exaggerating revenue estimates.
This is not isolated. This is consistent. I dont think theyve been on track once, he said. "One would think a Republican governor would in fact show a more conservative approach.
Christies administration hailed the arrangement as a financial windfall for New Jersey that would reinvigorate and modernize the lottery system in ways the state couldnt. The governor pushed through the deal over the objections of the union representing lottery employees and New Jersey's Democratic state lawmakers.
Schaer jabbed Christies administration for time and time again, without fail exaggerating revenue estimates.
This is not isolated. This is consistent. I dont think theyve been on track once, he said. "One would think a Republican governor would in fact show a more conservative approach.
read more here: http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2014/11/lawmaker_calls_for_nj_lottery_review_after_revenue_falls_short.html
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