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Old 01-06-2012, 04:43 PM
 
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Don't buy lottery tickets in Illinois. The bank won't cash their checks.

Illinois can't afford to pay the winners.

Illinois Lottery Winners Get Stiffed When State Checks Don’t Cash « CBS Chicago
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Old 01-06-2012, 04:46 PM
 
Location: Portland, Oregon
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From the article:

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He says lottery officials failed to key in the required security verification on the checks issued on Dec. 28.
Be sure to read your link before posting it, that way you look less stupid.
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Old 01-06-2012, 04:48 PM
 
Location: Fort Worth, TX
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Isn't it a crime to write bum checks?
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Old 01-06-2012, 04:51 PM
 
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Governors of Illinois & Louisiana are legally allowed to write bad checks.

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Isn't it a crime to write bum checks?
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Old 01-06-2012, 07:10 PM
 
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Don't buy lottery tickets in Illinois. The bank won't cash their checks.

Illinois can't afford to pay the winners.

Illinois Lottery Winners Get Stiffed When State Checks Don’t Cash « CBS Chicago
" He says lottery officials failed to key in the required security verification on the checks issued on Dec. 28.

“We apologize for the inconvenience that these players have incurred,” Lang says.

Lang says Furio and the 84 other winners who tried to get their winnings but couldn’t can re-submit the checks. He says the state lottery will reimburse them for any bank fees.
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From the link in your OP.
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Old 01-06-2012, 07:14 PM
 
Location: South Dakota
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Governors of Illinois & Louisiana are legally allowed to write bad checks.
Their elected and EXPECTED to write bad checks

YES WE CAN!!! Ignore reality and those EVIL Illinois Republicans that wants all the poor looters to STARVE
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Old 01-06-2012, 07:15 PM
 
Location: Houston, TX
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Don't buy lottery tickets in Illinois. The bank won't cash their checks.

Illinois can't afford to pay the winners.

Illinois Lottery Winners Get Stiffed When State Checks Don’t Cash « CBS Chicago
That's what I call "ghetto!".
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Old 01-06-2012, 10:13 PM
 
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I'd press criminal charges.

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That's what I call "ghetto!".
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Old 01-07-2012, 12:16 AM
 
Location: Sinking in the Great Salt Lake
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The government of Illinois makes the government of Mexico look honest, just and effective. Where's Superman when you need him?

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