Friday, November 11, 2011
Week in Review Podcast The 11.11.11 Edition
Posted by Lindsey Millar on Fri, Nov 11, 2011 at 4:27 PM
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Speaking of Ernie Passailaigue
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The Arkansas lottery's very bad deal
April 18, 2012A tout today for some items in this week's issue of the Arkansas Times. * LOTTERY AND ERNIE P.'S LEGACY: Lindsey Millar's cover story explains in detail how the Arkansas Lottery got put into a very bad deal with major lottery vendors by former director Ernie Passailaigue. /more/
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The ghost of Ernie Passailaigue
April 18, 2012Deals made by the former lottery chief cost Arkansas millions. /more/
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South Carolina swindle
March 28, 2012It wasn't hard to explain Ernie Passailaigue's decision to resign as director of the Arkansas Lottery last September. He'd faced two firing attempts, two scolding legislative audits and was facing harsh criticism over a $100,000 fine levied by the IRS on the lottery for late payment of taxes withheld from lottery winners. /more/
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Lottery Commission ready to sweep bad deal under rug? UPDATE
March 26, 2012At a meeting tomorrow, the Arkansas Lottery Commission is likely to consider a settlement with Scientific Games International (SGI), the instant ticket vendor that’s received almost $7.5 million more than it would have had a contract approved by the Arkansas Lottery Commission and the Arkansas Lottery Commission Legislative Oversight Committee been honored. /more/
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Where's the outrage on Arkansas Lottery?
March 23, 2012Catching up this morning on a sketchy Internet connection, I read Lindsey Millar's update on Ernie Passailaigue's legacy as director of the Arkansas Lottery. /more/
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Passailaigue still haunts Arkansas Lottery
March 22, 2012The Arkansas Scholarship Lottery has received nearly $2 million less than it would have had a contract approved by the Arkansas Lottery Commission been honored, according to Lottery Commission Internal Audit documents that Times received through a Freedom of Information request. /more/
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