EAST ST. LOUIS — A scheduling and discovery conference is set for early next month in the fraud case of the now former private management firm of the Illinois Lottery, filed following a newspaper's investigation.
The first private company to run Illinois Lottery is being sued in St. Clair County for allegedy not paying out all, and in some cases any, grand prizes to ticket purchasers by discontinuing games.
Small businesses in Illinois are also falling victim to the state’s budget impasse affecting lottery winners. Since announcing in August that prizes over $600 would not be paid immediately due to state budget problems, the Illinois lottery has seen a significant decrease in ticket sales in subsequent months.