Gubernatorial
Candidate Cool on Lottery Privatization SAN JUAN, Puerto
Rico (October 16, 2008) -- The New Progressive Party gubernatorial candidate
Luis Fortuno, who currently serves as the island's resident commissioner,
Puerto Rico's sole non-voting representative in Congress,
recently..................Subscribers
Governor Considers Selling
Lottery to Help Balance the Budget SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico
(July 2, 2008) -- The Puerto Rico Senate and the House of Representatives
approved Governor Acevedo Vilás $9.488 million budget and House
Bill 4217 which aims at...............Subscribers Privatization of Puerto Rican
Lottery Threatens 16,000 Jobs SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (April
30, 2008) -- More than 16,000 ticket-sellers could find themselves out of work
if Puerto Rico's legislature passes bills aimed at privatizing the island's
lottery, the CUD retailers union said Wednesday.................Subscribers
Lawsuit Challenges Treasury Secretarys
Decision to Implement Amendments to Electronic Lottery SAN
JUAN, Puerto Rico (May 4, 2007) House Speaker José Aponte filed a
lawsuit on Thursday in San Juan Court against Treasury Secretary Juan Carlos
Méndez, seeking a permanent injunction against Méndez to keep him
from implementing amendments he made through two rules regulating operations of
the supplemental lottery......................Subscribers 
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