insiders vs outsiders

Insiders and outsiders, that’s what the world is all about.
Becoming an insider with all the advantages while the
unfortunate outsiders stare in through the windows
wishing they were on the inside.

Insider trading, the old boy’s network, being one
of the elite with the secret knowledge. The lifestyle,
the security of “being set for life” and far ahead of
everyone else.

The latest form of this disease has shocked almost
everyone, for the last year the Ontario Lottery and
Gaming comission has been rocked by a massive
scandal, complete with allegations of fraud and
of course, the required cover up. The lottery
ticket retailers have been winning over 10% of the
prizes, a statistical improbability. For the straight
dope on this story, see here:

http://www.onlinecasinoconditions.com/betting-news/november06/lotteryscandal-1012.html

here’s another wordpress blog on the same subject:
http://heatherwilliams.wordpress.com/tag/scandal/

Of course, OLG is doing it’s best to cover up how widespread
the fraud goes, because if the public outrage were to continue
it would certainly cut into lottery profits. It is also interesting
that the Canadian courts are not interesting in prosecuting these
types of frauds. Even though what she did is a criminal act of
fraud under Canadian criminal code, Phyllis Laplante, the lottery
ticket seller who ripped off poor old Bob Edmunds, she only had
to give back half of the money she stole from him. Wow, the
court thought it was too harsh a punishment to repay Edmunds
completely, giving other ticket agents the message that they
should do likewise.

~ by judohobo on March 15, 2007.