Arkansas’ Lotteries Continue to Grow in 2010
Yesterday we talked about the amount of money Arkansas’ lottery has fleeced from its people. Today I want to highlight that, once again, Arkansas’ lottery commission is back at work adding more lotteries.
The Lottery Through the Eyes of Us Chickens
No one seems to care where the $126.5 million dollars came from—the $126.5 “generated” by the Arkansas Lottery in 2009 that is. As if there was a money generator out behind the State Capitol spitting out twenty dollar bills day and night, Lt. Governor Bill Halter and the rest of the lottery cheering section act like it’s all free money! To hear them tell it, you’d think the $32 million they skimmed off for scholarship money was from a pot of gold at the end of some rainbow.
Ark Times: Lottery Vending Machines are Coming
Gerard Matthews of the Arkansas Times has written a great article about the coming lottery vending machines. He interviewed lottery director Ernie Passailaigue, who revealed that these machines will be in “high-traffic, non-traditional locations, like big retail chains, grocery stores and airports.” I provided my concerns to Mathews about the prospect of under-age lottery players.