IOU

I read that the State of Illinois is delaying payments to lottery winners because legislators have failed to pass a budget. For the winners, this certainly must suck. You hit the lottery and the state gives you an IOU with a promise to pay as soon as the budget is ratified? That ain't right! The State of Illinois certainly isn't freezing the funds they receive from the many losing lottery players out there, so why can't they pony up for the winners? If I was a regular lottery player, this is the kind of thing that would make me reconsider playing the lottery here. People would probably be better off playing in an adjoining state like Wisconsin or Indiana. At least there you'll get your money if you win.