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Ark. Lottery Director: “You Probably Won’t Win Anything.”

Aug 25, 2010JerryArkansas LotteryArkansas Lottery

Earlier this week, the Associate Press published an interesting article about who buys most lottery tickets in Arkansas.

The article’s findings confirmed what other states have found to be true of their lotteries: The bulk of lottery players are our fellow citizens who don’t make very much money and are probably playing the lottery more out of desperation than for fun.

You can read the full article here.

There are two very interesting quotes in the article—both made by Arkansas Lottery Director Ernie Passailaigue.

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Lottery Machine Rules Could Lead to Casino-Style Gambling

Aug 23, 2010JerryArkansas LotteryArkansas Lottery

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.

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Busting More Lottery Myths

Aug 20, 2010JerryArkansas LotteryArkansas Lottery

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.