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2024-12-31 23:41:36 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: B65BEAC42E1AFDC0BB2DEC539F7F07453FDD484CE1F0BDA381F6688C5AF8693E
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This is news from 2015, misleadingly framed as a current case. The issue stemmed from state lawmakers failing to pass a budget, and the winners were eventually paid with interest. The video was also altered to include unrelated theft footage from 2022 in Georgia. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DusdJI7R6F4 https://www.insideedition.com/12422-families-outraged-after-illinois-fails-to-pay-out-288-million-in-lottery-winnings https://www.chicagotribune.com/2015/09/09/illinois-lottery-sued-for-not-paying-winnings-due-to-state-budget-impasse/ https://www.illinoispolicy.org/illinois-lottery-will-pay-winners-starting-dec-14/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=raY2nJoNrvo
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