Puerto Rican Lottery Tickets Seized in
Virgin Islands ST. THOMAS, Virgin Islands (July 31, 2010)
According to local media reports Virgin Islands Port Authority and V.I.
Police officers confiscated 1,213 sheets of Puerto Rican lottery tickets from a
vehicle they stopped Thursday evening near King Airport..........Subscribers
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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