NWA Pro-Life Events Coming November 1

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Life Chain events are happening in Northwest Arkansas on Sunday, November 1.

These are a wonderful opportunity for pro-lifers to set aside an hour or so of their time to publicly take a pro-life stand.

Benton County Right to Life will meet in front of Boozman Hoff Eye Clinic at 3737 W Walnut St, Rogers, AR 72756 from 2:00 – 3:00pm.

Participants will spread out and hold signs with pro-life messages on them.

Washington County Right to Life will meet in front of Fiesta Square, 3033 N College Ave, Fayetteville, AR 72703 from 2:00  – 3:00 p.m.

These are great activities right before the elections!

 Bring your whole family.

Water, lawn chairs, umbrellas, and strollers are welcome and encouraged.

This is naturally a socially distanced event. All participants will be spread out 6 – 10 feet apart outdoors.

Signs like the ones you see in the picture above will be provided.

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State-Run Lottery Unveils Even More Scratch-Off Tickets

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The Arkansas Lottery recently unveiled a slate of four new scratch-off tickets, according to information posted on the Lottery’s website.

The tickets sell for anywhere from $1 to $10, and advertise prizes up to $200,000.

As we have written many times, the Arkansas Lottery has a habit of rolling out a steady stream of new lottery games every month.

The Lottery also spends more money on prizes than most state-run lotteries, and it relies very heavily on scratch-off tickets for revenue.

Players who buy the Arkansas Lottery’s newest $10 scratch-off ticket hoping to win $200,000 have roughly a two in three chance of losing their money. The odds of winning the jackpot are a staggering one in 440,000.

As we have said time and time again, scratch-off tickets like these are linked to problem gambling and gambling addiction.

A 2015 study in Canada described them as “paper slot machines.” 

A 2018 study published in the Journal of Behavioral Addictions found a link between how often a person played scratch-off tickets and the severity of a person’s gambling problem.

Despite all of this, the Arkansas Lottery continues to roll out new scratch-off tickets every month and budgets 70% of its revenue for prizes in an ongoing effort to prop up lottery ticket sales.

Photo Credit: Powerball and Mega Millions Lottery Billboard in Missouri by Tony Webster, on Flickr.

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