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The Illinois Lottery kinda sorta doesn't have your winnings but is totally good for it, man

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by dixiehack, Sep 15, 2015.

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  1. dixiehack

    dixiehack Well-Known Member

    If you win more than $25k, you get a nice, shiny IOU until the state pulls a budget from the wreckage.

    Tough luck for Illinois Lottery winners
     
    dixiehack, Sep 15, 2015
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  2. da man

    da man Well-Known Member

    If Texas tries to pull that on me when I win, I'm gonna kick some ass!
     
    da man, Sep 15, 2015
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  3. Captain_Kirk

    Captain_Kirk Well-Known Member

    Wow, what a fucked up state. Al Capone weeps in shame.

    Talk about a good way to kill the lottery revenues.

    How long until Illinois is completely dissolved and split between Missouri, Indiana, Iowa and Wisconsin? Or maybe time for the cheeseheads to invade and take over.
     
    Captain_Kirk, Sep 15, 2015
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  4. da man

    da man Well-Known Member

    Not enough deer to make it worth their while.

    Or beer, for that matter.
     
    da man, Sep 15, 2015
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  5. Baron Scicluna

    Baron Scicluna Well-Known Member


    Well, if they invade, they always can take over the Bears and merge them. Lacy and Forte would be a great running tandem, and Cutler would make a good third-string QB.
     
    Baron Scicluna, Sep 15, 2015
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  6. Big Circus

    Big Circus Well-Known Member

    Elite thread title/avatar synergy.
     
    Big Circus, Sep 15, 2015
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  7. Gutter

    Gutter Well-Known Member

    [​IMG]

    Already owns Chicago.
     
    Gutter, Sep 16, 2015
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  8. playthrough

    playthrough Moderator Staff Member

    This editorial is a joke. Of course there are other fish to fry in the Illinois legislature but if you're not going to pay out jackpots then that's a huge problem. Stop selling the tickets. The editorial dismisses it as an issue that affects "perhaps a couple dozen people," but is that how we're selecting our outrage now, with head counts? So you're not losing sleep over a guy waiting on his $50 grand. That's not the point.
     
    playthrough, Sep 16, 2015
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  9. swingline

    swingline Well-Known Member

    Missouri holds up a picture of the DO NOT WANT wolf being offered a plate of broccoli.
     
    swingline, Sep 16, 2015
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  10. dixiehack

    dixiehack Well-Known Member

    I started to ask why you were cheating Kentucky out of its share, then realized its share would be Cairo.
     
    dixiehack, Sep 16, 2015
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  11. dixiehack

    dixiehack Well-Known Member

    dixiehack, Jun 15, 2017
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  12. KJIM

    KJIM Well-Known Member

    If it's timed right, we can dissolve Illinois and gain Puerto Rico as a state. Saves the tax dollar of a flag redesign.
     
    KJIM, Jun 16, 2017
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