Over the past week or so, we’ve been busting some common myths about the Arkansas Lottery. Today, let’s briefly turn our attention to the Lottery Commission’s rules governing the lottery ticket vending machines—and particularly how these ambiguous rules could lead to machines that look more like casino slot machines.
Yesterday, the Arkansas Lottery Commission voted to install lottery ticket vending machines in spite of overwhelming public opinion to the contrary.
At the public hearing on Thursday, 21 people testified against the machines; 2 people testified for them. Before that, more than 1,220 people wrote public comments asking the Commission not to install the machines; only about 40 wrote comments asking for the machines.
Earlier this week, we told you about 3 lottery myths being passed around. After yesterday’s display, I felt there were some more myths that still need to be busted, and here they are.
Watch the video below to see Jerry address members of the Arkansas Lottery Commission (video was shot with a camera phone, so we apologize for the low quality).