Busting the Lottery Ticket Vending Machine Myths
Ever since the plans were announced to install lottery ticket vending machines across the state, the Arkansas Lottery Commission has repeated at least three myths that deserve some busting.
Ever since the plans were announced to install lottery ticket vending machines across the state, the Arkansas Lottery Commission has repeated at least three myths that deserve some busting.
National Average is 31.5%; Arkansas 21.8%
According to figures published by the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL), the Arkansas Lottery pays one of the worst percentages in the nation when it comes to proceeds as a percentage of ticket sales.
In Lottery Payouts and State Revenue, a report published by the NCSL in 2008 citing figures from state lotteries in 2006, state lotteries nationwide averaged 31.5% of ticket sales going to the states for designated purposes such as schools, highways or college scholarships. The rest was spent on prizes and administrative costs, including advertising.
Apparently the Arkansas Lottery Commission would rather pick and choose when “freedom of the press” applies to them.