On Monday Rep. Aaron Pilkington (R – Russellville) filed H.B. 1869 legalizing iLottery and Keno in Arkansas under the auspices of the state-run lottery. H.B. 1869 would let Arkansans use a smart phone, tablet, computer, or other electronic device to gamble on the Arkansas Lottery via the Internet. It also would permit Keno in Arkansas […]
Arkansas Lottery Continues Spending Most of Its Money on Prizes
The Arkansas Lottery currently budgets 69% of its revenue for prizes, according to its latest monthly financial report. The report indicates that about 16% of the Lottery’s revenue goes to college scholarships. The Arkansas Lottery spends most of the money it makes on prizes for lottery players. For perspective, the typical state lottery budgets approximately […]
Arkansas Lottery Spends Almost $7,000 on Travel in a Month
Last month the Arkansas Lottery spent another $6,962.06 on mileage reimbursements for its employees, according to the State of Arkansas’ transparency website. State employees receive 42 cents for every mile they travel on state business in their personal vehicles. Since the fiscal year began on July 1, 2020, the Arkansas Lottery has paid its employees $104,128.10 in mileage […]