And the moral for government, is don't get hooked on gambling income. I need to wonder why they'd need to wait for a budget. You'd think that lottery money has already been collected before the drawing and that the winners could be paid right from the till. I can't imagine a gambling casino withholding payment to big winners until more losers came through the doors. The place would be burned down.
It seems they can't pay or payout the winning like one would expect. This poor guy gets an "IOU" instead, so what gives. Why, in the heck can the state lottery even take money in if they're not going to be paying it out. If this had happened in Las Vegas, the gambling commission would have a fit and jump over over the gambling house. So why does the state get away with it. If betters are probably wise, they're probably already reduced buying tickets or what have you, probably only the across-the-states betting like for "power ball" can pay out and I'll bet the state of Illinois takes their cut.
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/unlucky-lottery-winner-gets-iou-instead-of-prize-2015-08-31?siteid=yhoof2
I certainly wouldn't be a happy camper there. adios -----Willy 
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