Powerball, Mega Millions to drop Illinois due to state's budget crisis

[jpak]

Source: abc7chicago.com

CHICAGO -- The association that runs the popular Powerball lottery and Mega Millions games will drop Illinois at the end of June without a budget agreement.

Concern over the state of Illinois' fiscal condition prompted that decision by the Multi-State Lottery Association, according to internal Illinois Lottery communications.

Illinois Lottery spokesman Jason Schaumburg on Thursday morning confirmed that the games will be dropped without a state budget. He said the association has never threatened to drop the games.

He called it "another example of why the General Assembly needs to deliver a balanced budget to the governor."

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[dalton99a]

1. It's time to kick that asshole Rauner to the curb

[mopinko]

2. dude, the governor is supposed to deliver the budget, not

the other way around.

[roamer65]

3. Rauner is a first class piece of shit.