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Arkansas Lottery Rolls Out 46 New Games, Revises Others

Aug 28, 2013JerryArkansas LotteryArkansas Lottery

The Arkansas Lottery announced this week that it will roll out 46 new instant games in the next year and revise its existing Million Dollar Raffle, according to the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.

We’ve said since the lottery was first pitched in 2008: State-run lotteries start strong, but soon begin to decline, and the only solution lottery officials can offer is new games to keep people interested.

The Arkansas Lottery is no different. Lottery ticket sales fell short by millions of dollars this past year, and lottery officials are turning to the only thing that keeps lotteries afloat: More gambling.

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The Lottery’s Bogus Claim on Scholarships

Aug 12, 2013JerryArkansas LotteryArkansas Lottery

The following blog post is by Family Council Staff member Ken Yang.

As we all know, the Arkansas Lottery would like the public to think it’s a “scholarship lottery.” For those of us who haven’t accepted this bogus claim, we know that it is false and not even close to the truth.

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Lottery Director Making Promises He Cannot Keep?

Jul 19, 2013JerryArkansas LotteryArkansas Lottery, Lottery Oversight

Lottery Director Bishop Woosley went on record this week saying in the future, no lottery employee will be able to steal lottery tickets and collect nearly half-a-million dollars like the Lottery’s former deputy security director did.

I wonder if he realizes that’s a promise he cannot keep.

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