Lottery Commission Seeking Police Powers
The Arkansas Lottery Commission is asking the legislature for “police powers.”
Basically, they want to be able to certify members of their staff as law enforcement officers. Well, we have some serious concerns with that.
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One of the Most Hilarious Things I’ve Ever Heard
Last week we told you about information we obtained from the Lottery Commission demonstrating that Arkansas’ lottery is played heavily in our poorest counties. KARK News in Little Rock picked up our story, and aired a news interview with us about it.
Towards the end of the KARK-4 story about the lottery’s negative impact on Arkansas counties, lottery spokeswoman Jule Baldridge was quoted as saying, “We don’t want the money of anyone under the age of 18. Anyone playing with their own non-discretionary income. Or anyone who expects to win. The most important thing to remember is that the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery is about scholarships, and so far we’ve provided about 65,000.”
This has got to be one of the most hilarious things I’ve ever heard.