Welcome to the Arkansas Lottery Commission
The purpose of the Arkansas Lottery Commission is to oversee the operation of a lottery whose net proceeds will provide scholarships and grants to Arkansas citizens for in-state colleges and universities. Scholarships are to be available for nonprofit, public and private, two and four-year colleges and universities.
The commission may establish and oversee one or more lotteries to fund the scholarships as well as to fund the commission operations. Arkansas Code Annotated § 23-115-102 and 23-115-801(a)(2)(A). Under A.C.A. § 23-115-102, the lotteries are to be operated and managed in a manner that:

• Provides continuing entertainment to the public
• Maximizes the revenue generated
• Preserves the integrity and dignity of the process
• Accounts to the public and the General Assembly through reports and audits

The Arkansas Scholarship Lottery Act - PDF

Arkansas Lottery Commission Votes to Offer Mega Millions Game
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (November 17, 2009) - The Arkansas Lottery Commission voted unanimously Tuesday to offer the multi-state lottery game Mega Millions in the state...................Subscribers

Arkansas Lottery Commission Set to Approve New Games
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (November 16, 2009) - There are a host of new games ahead for the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery.On Tuesday, the Arkansas Lottery Commission meets to discuss what the next few months will bring to the table...................Subscribers

Arkansas Lottery Sales Could Exceed Estimates
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (November 16, 2009) - Projections for lottery sales in Arkansas were set liberally during the legislative debate at $400 million, and that number was reportedly scoffed at by skeptics......................Subscribers

Lottery Reports Best Week Yet
Arkansas Scholarship Lottery Weekly Sales Highest Since Launch
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (November 16, 2009) -- The Arkansas Scholarship Lottery (ASL) announced record weekly sales of lottery tickets since the launch on September 28, 2009..........................Subscribers

Arkansas Ranks Eighth in Powerball Sales
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (November 12, 2009) - According to the news sources lottery officials said today that the state had the eighth-highest per capita sales of Powerball tickets among Powerball’s 33 jurisdictions this week.................Subscribers

Elsym Consulting Launches ICS At Arkansas Scholarship Lottery
ATLANTA, Georgia (November 10, 2009) -- Elsym Consulting, Inc. is pleased to announce the successful launch of their Internal Control System at the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery, making Arkansas their 30th active system..................Subscribers

New Instant (Scratch-Off) Tickets Go On Sale Tuesday In The Arkansas Scholarship Lottery
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (November 9, 2009) – The Arkansas State Lottery is adding a new list of scratch tickets to it’s line up of instant games, to herald in the holiday season......................Subscribers

Some Arkansans Still Buying Lottery Tickets in Missouri
RIDGEDALE, Missouri (November 9, 20090 - Even though Arkansas now has its own lottery games, some customers are still crossing the state line into Missouri, according to reports from local news service...................Subscribers

Open Forum on Business Opportunities With Arkansas Scholarship Lottery Set for December 7
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (November 6, 2009) -- The Arkansas Scholarship Lottery, which is committed to ensuring minority-owned and women-owned businesses have opportunities to participate in its ongoing operation...............Subscribers

Arkansas Scholarship Lottery Powerball Sales Exceed $1 Million Since Launch
Little Rock, Arkansas (November 5, 2009) ­- The Arkansas Scholarship Lottery (ASL) celebrated the advent of the sale of Powerball® tickets by announcing that total sales were $1,095,100, through November 4, 2009. Arkansas became the 31st state, along with the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands........................Subscribers

Arkansas Scholarship Lottery Gears Up for Powerball® Launch
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (October 31, 2009) -- The Arkansas Scholarship Lottery will offer the first Arkansas Powerball® tickets at a Little Rock celebration on Halloween night, but the party started early...................Subscribers

Bouncing Red Balls to Announce Arrival of Powerball® in Arkansas
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (October 27, 2009) ­ Arkansas Powerball® tickets go on sale at 10:15 p.m. on Saturday, October 31.  To promote America’s favorite jackpot game, huge red Powerballs® will be bouncing across the state starting Thursday, Oct. 29.......................Subscribers

Lottery Software Glitch Upsets Player
ROGERS, Arkansas (October 26, 2009) -- Arkansas Lottery officials are reported to have said on Monday that they are having problems with some of the lottery machines when players try to cash in their winning lottery tickets.......................Subscribers

Dallas County Tops In Per-Capita Lottery Sales
FORDYCE, Arkansas (October 24, 2009) - Although Dallas County leads the state in per-capita sales of Arkansas' new lottery tickets, retailers say they haven't seen a flood of new customers according to local news station...................Subscribers

Arkansas Woman Tries to Cash in Fake Lottery Ticket, Arrested, Fraud Attempt ‘Stupid,’ Director Says
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (October 23, 2009) –News sources reported today that Lottery Director Ernie Passailaigue says the first apparent attempt to defraud Arkansas’ new lottery was not exactly a foolproof plan.................Subscribers

Lottery Winners Debt to State Must Be Paid First
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (October 16, 2009) - The lottery is giving Arkansas a new way to crackdown on anyone who owes money to the state.  Friday, lottery officials told FOX16 that a man came to claim his $1,000 prize but walked away empty handed...................Subscribers

Lottery’s “Play It Again” Offers Cash, Merchandise
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (October 19, 2009) - The ASL’s Play It Again, an important second-chance feature, has achieved remarkable success.  Ernie Passailaigue, ASL Executive Director, called Play It Again.....................Subscribers

Three Week Lottery Sales Total Nears $29 Million
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (October 19, 2009) -- The Arkansas Scholarship Lottery (ASL) reported $28,983,223 in gross lottery sales and prizes paid to lucky winners of $18,699,375  for its first three weeks of operation...................Subscribers

New Instant Tickets for Arkansas Lottery
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (October 19, 2009) - The Arkansas Scholarship Lottery is set to debut another batch of instant (scratch-off) tickets tomorrow...................Subscribers

Lottery Hires Diversity Chief To Reach Minorities
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (October 17, 2009) – It was reported today that a former employee of the Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation has been tapped to be the Arkansas Lottery's minority and diversity business enterprise manager.........................Subscribers

Lottery Already Close To Debt-Free
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (October 7, 2009) - The state lottery should be debt-free in another week.................Subscribers

Oklahoma Feels Effect of Arkansas Lottery Sales
FORT SMITH, Arkansas (October 6, 2009) - Monday marked one week of Arkansas's scholarship lottery. Sales are estimated at $9.8 million of scratch-off ticket sales, and about $6.5 million in prizes have been given away...................Subscribers

Lottery’s First Week Of Sales Estimated At $9.8 Million
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (October 5, 2009) -- Arkansas’ lottery rang up an estimated $9.8 million in sales in its first week, the lottery’s director said today....................Subscribers

Arkansas Lottery Went Live In 45 Days With INTRALOT
ATHENS, Greece (October 1st, 2009) -- Arkansas became the nation’s 44th lottery as Arkansans began buying lottery tickets in their home state at 12.01am on September 28th.  After the first full day of sales more than $1.3 million tickets were sold and more than $700,000 in prizes were awarded to players.....................Subscribers

Arkansas Lottery Sales Climbing Daily
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (October 1, 2009) -- The Arkansas Scholarship Lottery is riding a wave of success in its first week of existence.......................Subscribers

Arkansas Lottery Sells More Than $1.2M in Tickets First Day
LITTLE, ROCK, Arkansas (September 29, 2009) -- Arkansas lottery officials said Tuesday that the games sold more than $1.2 million worth of scratch-off tickets on the first day of sales, raising hopes among lawmakers about the money they'll have available for college scholarships.................Subscribers

State Officials Predict Oklahoma Will Lose As Much As $12 Million To The Arkansas Lottery During The Next Year
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma (September 29, 2009) -- State officials predict Oklahoma will lose as much as $12 million to the Arkansas Lottery during the next year, but workers at several Oklahoma lotto retailers reported robust sales Monday.....................Subscribers

State Senator Wants to Repeal Lottery
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (September 28, 2009) – A local TV station has reported that Arkansas State Senator, Sue Madison, wants to shut down the new state lottery..................Subscribers

Arkansas Lottery Reports “All Smooth” on First Day
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (September 28, 2009) – Local media sources report state lottery director Ernie Passailaigue held a press conference this afternoon with executives from Scientific Games and INTRALOT to update everyone on how the lottery was functioning in its first day of sales.  The answer: swimmingly...............................Subscribers

Arkansas Lottery Ticket Sales Begin; $250K in Prizes Awarded First Day
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (September 28, 2009) -- Arkansas is officially in the lottery business. Retailers across the state were allowed to begin selling scratch-off lottery tickets just after midnight today, and at least one location saw people lining up to be among the first buyers...................Subscribers

AR Lottery Debuts New Website 
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (September 25, 2009) - The Arkansas Lottery is in the final stretch as the clock ticks down to less than three days before scratch-off tickets go on sale.........................Subscribers

Lottery Screens to Display Morgan Nick Amber Alerts
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (September 25, 2009) - The lottery begins a minute after midnight on Monday morning, but you probably didn't know that it will soon have a very important feature..................Subscribers

Lottery Vendors Revving Up For Start Of Arkansas Games; Ceremony Planed for First Ticket Sale
PINE BLUFF, Arkansas (September 22, 2009) - Arkansas Lottery officials have been working to get convenience store employees and other retailers prepared for the release of its games, with instant games kicking off next Monday...............Subscribers

Arkansas Scholarship Lottery Act
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (September 18, 2009) - The Arkansas Scholarship Lottery Act -- outlining eligibility for higher education Scholarship from the Arkansas Lottery......................Subscribers

Heavy Rain Poses Challenge For Arkansas Lottery Plans
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (September 20, 2009) -- News reports the director of the Arkansas Lottery is concerned that all the rain the state has had could delay plans to begin selling scratch-off tickets by next week..................Subscribers

Lottery Machines Being Installed Across Arkansas, Lottery Reveals New Logo
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (September 14, 2009) -- Reports that sub contractors are busy installing lottery machines statewide..................Subscribers

First Lottery Tickets To Reach State Monday
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (September 11, 2009) – As reported today the first shipment of Arkansas Lottery tickets will arrive in the state Monday, lottery officials announced today................Subscribers

Decisions From Lottery Commission Meeting Wednesday September 9^th
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (September 9, 2009) - -The chief auditor of the Arkansas Highway Commission has been hired to audit the state's lottery...................Subscribers

Republicans Upset About Makeup of Lottery Officials
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (September 5, 2009) – According to local media reports State Republican leaders are upset about a lack of representation in the formation and oversight of the Arkansas Lottery....................Subscribers

Arkansas Lottery Unveils First Four Instant Game Tickets
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (September 5, 2009) -- The Arkansas lottery’s first four scratch-off games will be called Arkansas Riches, Cash Bonanza, Jumbo Bucks and 3 Times Lucky when it begins selling tickets September 28......................Subscribers

Lottery Commission Interviews Candidates for Internal Auditor
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (September 2, 2009) - The Arkansas Lottery Commission is meeting in executive session today to interview seven candidates for the position of internal auditor................Subscribers

Lottery Commission Set to Decide on Claims Center Locations
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (August 26, 2009) -- On Wednesday lottery vice president for administration Ernestine Middleton told lottery commissioners that sites for regional claims centers were still being considered........................Subscribers

Arkansas Lottery's First Retailer License Awarded
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (August 26, 2009) - The Arkansas Scholarship Lottery (ASL) today marked another milestone with the issuance of its first retail license, to Murphy Oil USA, Inc. This begins a process of licensing to a fast-growing statewide network of ASL retail partners...................Subscribers

Proposal for Repeal of Lottery Branded “A Waste Of Staff Time”
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (August 24, 2009) -- A legislative committee will consider a proposal to study repealing the state lottery amendment. The Legislative Council on Friday reluctantly referred the proposal by Senator Sue Madison to a study committee ...................Subscribers

Lawmaker's Lottery Repeal Referred To Committee
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (August 21, 2009) -- News sources reported that a lawmaker's proposal to repeal the law setting up Arkansas' lottery has been sent to a legislative panel.................Subscribers

Lottery Selects Banker, Issues Anticipation of Award
Bank of the Ozarks Gets Arkansas lottery Contract
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (August 19, 2009) -- The Arkansas Lottery Commission has voted to use Bank of the Ozarks to handle the estimated $400 million the games are expected to bring in each year....................Subscribers

Request for Bids Draws a Blank, Lottery to Run Its Claim Centers, Arkansas Retailers Apply To Sell Lotto, Panel Voting On Banking Contract
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (August 18, 2009) -- A request for bids from banks willing to serve as claim centers for the Arkansas Lottery drew no takers.....................Subscribers

Arkansas Lottery Chief Says Games to Start with Four Tickets
ARKANSAS (August 17, 2009) -- The director of Arkansas' lottery says the games will eventually offer Arkansas-themed tickets, but consumers may have wait a little while to see them..................Subscribers

Lottery Commission Clears Hitches with Vendor Contracts, Sales to Begin on September 28th
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (August 13, 2009) -- The Arkansas Lottery Commission has taken the necessary steps to ensure ticket sales can begin on September 28th...................Subscribers

Lottery Seeking Business Participation
SALEM, Arkansas (August 12, 2009) - The Arkansas Scholarship Lottery (ASL) is actively seeking interested retail businesses throughout Arkansas to apply to become licensed lottery retailers. Lottery ticket sales and games are scheduled to begin by Sept. 28....................Subscribers

Arkansas Lawmakers Delay Lotto Contract Review
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (August 11, 2009) – According to a report a legislative panel on Tuesday delayed its review of a proposed contract to run part of Arkansas' lottery as lawmakers said they're worried plans for the games are moving ahead too quickly....................Subscribers

Arkansas Lawmakers to Review Lottery Contract
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (August 11, 2009) - Lawmakers are reviewing the proposed contract with INTRALOT that says it can have Arkansas' lottery up and running more than a month ahead of schedule....................Subscribers

Everyone Wants a Piece of the Action, Merchants Vying For Lottery Retailer Status
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (August 9, 2009) - Coffee shops, hardware stores, hunting and fishing-supply stores, and tobacco shops are among nearly 600 retailers that have applied to sell Arkansas lottery tickets..................Subscribers

Debate Rages - Computerized Lottery Drawings Vs Traditional Televised Drawings of Numbered Balls
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (August 9, 2009) -Arkansas lottery officials say their decision to use a computer to generate winning numbers when lottery games start this fall makes economic sense, but the use of computerized drawings by lotteries in other states has not been free of problems.....................Subscribers

Advertising Executives Take Issue With Lottery's RFP
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (August 10, 2009) - Gary Lay, owner of Little Rock ad agency GWL Advertising, is reported to have told the local media that the state’s Education Lottery's advertising request for proposal process is “one of the most frustrating things I've ever been through.".....................Subscribers

Arkansas Lottery Hires Four More Staff
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (August 8, 2009) - The Arkansas Lottery has hired four more employees......................Subscribers

DF&A Won’t Respond to Complaint Over Lottery Bidding Process
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (August 6, 2009) -- The state Department of Finance and Administration will take no action on a protest filed by a Little Rock advertising firm whose bid for a contract with the Arkansas Lottery was rejected................Subscribers

Arkansas Lottery Picks Scientific Games For Instant Ticket Contract
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (August 5, 2009) -- The Arkansas Lottery Commission has picked a Georgia company to supply it with instant tickets.........................Subscribers

Arkansas Senator Proposes Repealing Lottery Law
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (August 1, 2009) – According to a local media report a state senator is proposing a repeal of the law setting up Arkansas' lottery, which faces increasing criticism over high pay for top officials....................Subscribers

Despite Concerns With Online Tender Specifications, GTECH Bids for Instant Win Ticket Contract
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (July 30, 2009) -- When Arkansas Lottery officials opened bids Wednesday for the contract to run Arkansas’ instant-win games, they found three submissions, one of them from GTECH...................Subscribers

Lottery Vendor Says Draw Games Could Start a Month Earlier Than Planned
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (July 29, 2009) - The sole vendor that bid to run a major part of Arkansas' lottery says it can have the games up and running more than a month early................Subscribers

Arkansas Lottery Opens Bids for Instant Games, Receives Three Bids, Commission Approves Animated Drawing
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (July 29, 2009) - The Arkansas Lottery Commission voted Wednesday to use randomly generated (RNG), computer-animated draws for the state's lottery games, which could be operating a month earlier than expected....................Subscribers

Trainer Hired For Lottery's Salesmen
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (July 25, 2009) – Kevin McCarthy has reportedly been hired as the Arkansas lottery's sales training and retailer relations coordinator...............Subscribers

Committee Proposes Lower Than Recommended Salary for Sales Training Post
Lottery Panel Halts $85,000 Salary Offer
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (July 23, 2009) -- The Arkansas Lottery Commission’s personnel committee balked on Wednesday at offering a former South Carolina Lottery official a sales training post for a $85,000 annual salary...................Subscribers

More Trouble Emerges for the Arkansas Lottery Commission
House Speaker Says He Hopes to Learn Why Online Tender Received Only One Bid
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (July 23, 2009) -- The Arkansas Lottery Commission once again finds itself in the center of controversy. as lottery Insider reported on Friday, at the conclusion of the bidding receipt process, only one vendor, INTRALOT, submitted a bid for the state's business. INTRALOT is the vendor contracted with the South Carolina Lottery........................Subscribers

Arkansas State Lottery Commission Chooses Headquarters
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (Jul 22, 2009) -- The Arkansas State Lottery will have its headquarters in downtown Little Rock.......................Subscribers

Arkansas Lottery Receives Only One Bid For Draw Games
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (July 23, 2009) – According to John Lyon, writing for the news source, officials said Thursday that INTRALOT was the only vendor to submit a bid to run drawing games for Arkansas’ lottery......................Subscribers

New Poll Points To Lottery Concerns; Poll Shows Support for Lottery at 49%, Significantly Lower Than the 63% Vote A Constitutional Amendment Creating The Lottery Received
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (July 20, 2009) -- About half of Arkansans hold a favorable opinion of the state’s new scholarship lottery, but most believe the lottery director’s $324,000 salary is too high, according to poll results released today......................Subscribers

Lottery Jumps the Gun in Advertising Auditor Post
LITTLE ROCK. Arkansas (July 19, 2009) -- Seventy-five people have applied for the Arkansas Lottery Commission's internal auditor post, news sources reported today.....................Subscribers

House Minority Leader Calls for Lottery Chairman to Step Down
ARKANSAS, USA (July 16, 2009) -- Arkansas House Minority Bryan King told the Tolbert Report today that he thinks Arkansas Lottery Commission Chairman Ray Thornton needs to step down amid controversy on the high salaries of the lottery executive....................Subscribers

Arkansas Governor Suggests More Review on Lottery Pay
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (July 16, 2009) - Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe on Thursday said the state's lottery commission is moving in the right direction by reviewing the pay of future top hires, but suggested the high salaries already approved may need a second look..................Subscribers

Arkansas Lottery Adds Former IGT Exec.
A woman who previously worked for International Game Technology (IGT) in Reno, Nevada, has been hired as the Arkansas lottery's director of information technology infrastructure.................Subscribers

Arkansas Lottery Hires Dominate Meeting, Panel to Review High-Salary Job Offers, Former IGT Exec to Hired as Director of Information Technology Infrastructure
Governor Says Lottery Hurting Confidence With High Pay
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (July 15, 2009) - The Arkansas Lottery Commission on Wednesday approved a motion requiring its personnel committee to approve of the hiring of any staff position that pays more than $80,000 per year..................Subscribers

Wal-Mart Says No Thanks To Lottery Sales
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (July 14, 2009) – According to local media reports Arkansas Lottery director Ernie Passailaigue says he'd like to make tickets available in big-box stores like Wal-Mart or Target...................Subscribers

Grant County sheriff to Run Arkansas Lottery Security
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (July 13, 2009) -- Arkansas' lottery has hired the Grant County sheriff to run security for the new games of chance....................Subscribers

Second Lottery Vice President Hired
Passailaigue Hires Head of Gambling Operations
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (July 10, 2009) --The executive director of the Arkansas Lottery Commission is reported to have said on Thursday that a former colleague in South Carolina accepted his offer to be vice president of gambling operations in Arkansas.....................Subscribers

Arkansas Lottery Hires Two Attorneys For Executive Positions
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (July 8, 2009) -- An assistant attorney general and an attorney for the state House of Representatives have been hired for $105,000-a-year jobs with the Arkansas State Lottery...................Subscribers

Lottery Commission Sets Rules For Retailers
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (July 8, 2009) – News sources reported today that retailers who sell Arkansas lottery tickets would receive a commission of 5 cents for every $1 in ticket sales under rules approved Wednesday by the State Lottery Commission...................Subscribers

SCEL Loses Second Executive to Arkansas
RAELEIGH, South Carolina (July 7, 2009) - The S.C. Education Lottery is losing a second top executive and could lose a third executive by Wednesday to the start-up Arkansas lottery............................Subscribers

South Carolina Lottery Executive Defects to Arkansas
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (July 7, 2009) – News sources reported that the executive director of state's lottery said on Monday that he's hired a former South Carolina colleague to be a $225,000-a-year vice president of administration for the Arkansas lottery.....................Subscribers

Lottery Director Surprised at Reaction to Monitor Games, Lottery Could Have Two VP Positions Filled by the End of the Week
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (July 4, 2009) - The reaction to Arkansas Lottery Director Ernie Passailaigue’s statement that the lottery might include “monitor games” such as keno took Passailaigue by surprise......................Subscribers

Lawmakers OK Lottery Budget and Adding Two VPs to Staff
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (July 2, 2009) – According to local media reports state lawmakers on Thursday signed off on the lottery commission's initial operating budget that includes the addition of two vice presidents at annual salaries of $225,000 each to the lottery staff......................Subscribers

Arkansas Lottery Commission Votes To Join Powerball; Lottery Officials Brief Lawmakers on Start-up Plans
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (July 1, 2009) - Arkansas' lottery commission has voted to join the multistate Powerball games.....................Subscribers

Governor, Lottery Chief Meet For First Time
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (June 30, 2009) – The head of the state lottery and Governor Mike Beebe met for the first time Monday,....................Subscribers

Governor Not Keen on KENO
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (June 24, 2009) -- Ernie Passailaigue, who will start July 1 as executive director of the state’s lottery, is reported to have said he is interested in including monitor games such as Texas hold ’em, horse-racing games and KENO among the lottery’s games.......................Subscribers

Conflicting Information About the Legality of KENO
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (June 23, 2009) – Arkansas news sources reported today that lottery executive director Ernie Passailaigue said he'll hold off on pursuing bids for operations of KENO because of legal questions.....................Subscribers

Multi-State Lottery Association Invites Arkansas to Join Multistate Games
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (June 22, 2009). – Local media source reported today that the incoming director of Arkansas' lottery said the Powerball group and the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL), Powerball's umbrella organization, voted Monday to invite Arkansas to join the multistate games........................Subscribers

Arkansas Lotto Commission Sets date for First Sales, Approves Issuing RFPs
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (June 19, 2009) – According to local media reports the Arkansas Lottery Commission on Friday set October 29 as the date when it wants the first tickets for the games of chance to be sold.........................Subscribers

Lottery Director Hits the Ground Running
ARKANSAS (June 11, 2009) -- He's only been hired for less than a week, but the new Arkansas Lottery Director is already making moves, which he hopes will pay off sooner than later...................Subscribers

Talk Business Pushes First Interview With Newly Appointed Arkansas Lottery Director
ARKANSAS (June 9, 2009) -- Former South Carolina Lottery director Ernie Passailaigue (pronounced pass a laig) was hired Friday by the Arkansas Lottery Commission at a somewhat controversial annual salary of $324,000. Passailaigue is now in charge of getting advertising contracts out, assigning vendors for gaming equipment, pulling together a management team and staff and establishing a retail network for lottery ticket sales...................Subscribers

Arkansas Lawmakers Approve Salary For Lottery Director
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (June 9, 2009) – media reports today that a legislative panel on Tuesday approved paying the first director of Arkansas' lottery $324,000 per year, despite a lawmaker's concern about how the games' chief was hired...................Subscribers

Arkansas Lawmakers To Vote On Salary For Lotto Chief
New Director Ernie Passailaigue Could Earn Up To $354,000
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, (June 8, 2009) – According to a Press report lawmakers are voting Tuesday on whether to allow the state's lottery commission to pay its first director .................Subscribers

Arkansas Lottery Commission Names Director
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (June 5, 2009) – The Lottery commission met behind closed doors for nearly three hours on Friday before returning to open session and voting to hire Ernie Passailaigue................Subscribers

Lottery Commission Chairman Not Happy With Pool of Applicants, Wants More Executive Applicants
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (June 4, 2009) -- reported today that the chairman of Arkansas Lottery Commission says he's not pleased with the pool of applicants for the running the games of chance..............Subscribers

Lottery Director Pool Swells to 55, Chairman Surprised That There Aren't More Applications
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (June 2, 2009) -- The number of applicants for the lottery director’s job grew Monday from 48 to 55, the director of the Colorado Lottery among them.............Subscribers

Lottery Commission Meets, Discusses Director Candidates
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (June 1, 2009) -- The Arkansas Lottery Commission met in Little Rock, and the Commission chairman Ray Thornton told members that the list of applicants for the position of lottery director currently stands at 55......................Subscribers

Lottery Director Pool Swells to 48
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (May 30, 2009) -- A former director of the New York Lottery and an attorney for the South Carolina Education Lottery have applied to be the Arkansas lottery's executive director as the number of applicants has increased by 15 to 48...................Subscribers

Applications Streaming In For Lottery Post
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (May 28, 2009) -- Thirty-three people have applied to run the Arkansas State Lottery, and the games' panel plans to start looking at applications next week..................Subscribers

Lottery Commission To Begin Reviewing Applications For Director’s Job
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (May 27, 2009) -- The Arkansas Lottery Commission plans to begin considering applications for the job of executive director of the state’s new state-run lottery next week...................Subscribers

New Applications Raise the Number Applying for Top Lottery Job to 16
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (May 22, 2009) -- Six more people, including Tom Courtway, interim president of the troubled University of Central Arkansas, had applied for the job of executive director of Arkansas’ new state-run lottery Friday.................Subscribers

Lottery Commission Forms Committees; Receives Ten Formal Applications for Top Job
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (May 20, 2009) – The Arkansas Lottery Commission, meeting this afternoon at the University of Arkansas System administrative campus in Little Rock, recessed just before 3 p.m. to reconvene downtown at 720 W. Third St. for consideration of office space there as the commission's permanent home................Subscribers

Lottery Commission Defers Hearing From Vendors
ARKANSAS, USA (May 16, 2009) – Friday ended a two-day retreat for the nine-member Lottery commission at the Winthrop Rockefeller Institute on Petit Jean Mountain in Conway County.................Subscribers

Arkansas Lottery Retailers to be Policed for Fraud, Officials Say
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (May 17, 2009) –  The legislation laying the groundwork for Arkansas’ lottery does not require it, but officials say they expect the lottery system to include a security division that will be on the lookout for fraud by retailers.........................Subscribers

Lottery Commission Sets ‘Two Pronged’ Process for Director Applications
OPPELO, Arkansas (May 16, 2009) – According to a local media report a divided Arkansas Lottery Commission voted Friday to follow advice from Chairman Ray Thornton in the way to look for an executive director......................Subscribers

Arkansas Lottery Commission Given Proposed Timeline for Action; Web Site Goes Live on Monday, Sets Application Process for Director
ARKANSAS (May 15, 2009) – According to local media reports the newly christened Arkansas Lottery Commission on Friday wrapped up a two-day working retreat at which the lottery picture became a little less hazy and a possible timeline for action was considered...................Subscribers

Lottery Commission Members Told Arkansas Can Clear $125 Million in First Year
PETIT JEAN MOUNTAIN, Arkansas (May 14, 2009) -- South Carolina lottery director Ernie Passailaigue estimated that the Arkansas lottery could clear roughly $125 million in net profit its first year.......................Subscribers

Arkansas Lottery Commission Plans Retreat; LR Consultant Seeks Interim Lottery Position
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (May 12, 2009) - The commission setting up Arkansas' lottery is meeting at Petit Jean State Park for a 2-day retreat to set up the games and talk to directors from other lotteries........................Subscribers

Arkansas Officials Reserve Related Site Names for State Lottery, But Most Obvious Web Site Names Already Taken
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (May 7, 2009) – Legislative staffers have been reported as saying they've already bought six Web site names for the newly approved state-run lottery.................Subscribers

Arkansas Lottery Commissioners Holds First Meeting, Names Thornton as Chairman
Officials Reserve Lotto-Related Site Names
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (May 5, 2009) – According to local media reports the independent commission charged with running Arkansas' lottery has named former congressman Ray Thornton as its first chairman...................Subscribers

Lottery Commission Schedules First Meeting This Week
Arkansas Lottery Plans Get Rolling With Meetings
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (May 4, 2009) - Without a staff, a chairman or an office, the commission that will run Arkansas' newly minted lottery holds its inaugural meeting this week.....................Subscribers

Experienced Lottery Director Sought - Lt. Gov.
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas 9April 24, 2009) -- The position of Arkansas Lottery director should go to someone who has lottery experience, Lt. Gov. Bill Halter is reported as saying...................Subscribers

Governor Sets First Meeting for Lottery Commission
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (April 17, 2009) -- The commission formed to run Arkansas' lottery will hold its first meeting next month..............Subscribers

Decreasing Advertising Budget Has Prevented The Lottery From Maximizing Revenues
Missouri Lottery Shows Drop in Ad Revenue
ARKANSAS, USA (April 13, 2009) -- The pending lottery account remains a hot topic in the Arkansas advertising world. A report outlined what agencies might bid for the business; not surprisingly, almost all agencies contacted expressed interest.......................Subscribers

Governor Names Final Three Appointees, State Lottery Commission Now Complete
ARKANSAS, USA (April 13, 2009) -- The Arkansas Lottery Commission is now complete after Governor Beebe filled the final three positions on Monday morning.....................Subscribers

Arkansas Senate Backs Lower Salary Cap For Lotto Chief
ARKANSAS (April 8, 2009) – According to local media reports senators have given final approval to lowering the maximum salary the director of Arkansas' lottery can be paid.............Subscribers

House Speaker Appoints Three to Arkansas Lottery Commission
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (April 1, 2009) -- House Speaker Robbie Wills today appointed Joe White, Mike Malone and Dr. Susan Ward-Jones to the Arkansas Lottery Commission..............Subscribers

Arkansas Governor Signs Lottery Bills; First Commissioners Named
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (March 25, 2009) -- Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe has signed two bills creating a state lottery, making his state the 43rd plus the District of Columbia to host the games................Subscribers

Arkansas House, Senate Send Legislation Creating State-Run Lottery To Governor
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (March 23, 2009) - The Arkansas House and Senate have formally sent legislation to Gov. Mike Beebe creating a state-run lottery...................Subscribers

Arkansans Win With Approval of Scholarship Lottery Bills
STATE OF ARKANSAS
OFFICE OF THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
Statement on House and Senate Approval of Lottery Bills
LITTLE ROCK (March 18, 2009) -- We are pleased to see the Scholarship Lottery move one step closer to reality today with the approval of companion bills in the state Senate and state House of Representatives................Subscribers

Lottery Legislation Passes House, Senate Committees; But Lt. Gov. Questions Salary Level in Bill for Lottery Director
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (March 17, 2009) -- Arkansas House and Senate committees have advanced legislation that will create a state lottery. However, Lt. Gov. Bill Halter complained that there was a backlash forming over the salary for the lottery director....................Subscribers

Lottery Bill Ready To Go
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (March 12, 2009) -- The governor could sign the bill creating Arkansas’s first ever lottery by the end of March. That's the goal from house and senate leadership.....................Subscribers

Inside The Lottery: Speaker Answers Questions
ARKANSAS (February 23, 2009) -- What follows is a brief outline of the proposed legislation to set up and organize the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery. This memorandum, and the work of the legislature to date, covers the first step in the process, the structural aspects of the lottery...................Subscribers

Lawmakers Release Draft Bill Creating Arkansas Lottery
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (February 18, 2009) – Arkansas' new lottery would be run by a business-like commission without everyday influence from the Legislature, according to draft legislation released Wednesday by lottery backers...................Subscribers

Amendment Filed to Change Arkansas Lottery Structure
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (February 13, 2009) -- Arkansas Lottery backers are sparring over a provision in an amendment approved by voters last year that keeps the spending of the games' proceeds out of the Legislature's hands..................Subscribers

Lt. Gov. Says Arkansas Lottery Needs Stricter Ethics Rules
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (February 10, 2009) -- Arkansas Lt. Gov. Bill Halter is reported as saying on Tuesday that he wants a state-run lottery commission to include stricter ethics provisions for the game's employees than a batch of rules proposed by the House speaker....................Subscribers

Lottery Bill Could be Heavy Reading
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (February 1, 2009) -- House Speaker Robbie Wills is reported to have said the bill to create the Arkansas State Lottery is going to run to over 100 pages..................Subscribers

Lawmakers Convene 87th General Assembly - Structuring a State-Run Lottery Finally Gets Underway
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, USA (January 12, 2009) -- The 87th General Assembly convened Monday amid tough economic times but with an air of expectancy with structuring a state-run lottery and other major issues on the legislative agenda.................Subscribers

Arkansas Legislators Take Notes on How Rhode Island Does Things
ARKANSAS, USA (January 7, 2009) -- State Rep. Gregg Reep and two other legislators recently visited the Rhode Island to study that state’s lottery...................Subscribers

Legislative Leaders Close to Agreement on How the State Lottery Should be Set-Up
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (January 7, 2009) -- Arkansas legislative leaders said they believe the state’s lottery should be run by an independent entity.....................Subscribers

Lt. Governor Releases a List of "Principles" to Guide Creation of the State Lottery
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (December 17, 2008) - Lieutenant Governor Bill Halter says the state's lottery should be run by an independent board of directors. He also says.................Subscribers

Legislators Compare Lottery Models
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, USA (December 8, 2008) -- Arkansas lawmakers are studying other states’ practices as they seek to write legislation establishing the lottery approved by voters last month..................Subscribers

Lottery Backers $56,000 in Debt
ARKANSAS, USA (December 6, 2008) -- The committee that promoted a proposed constitutional amendment to allow state lotteries in Arkansas has a debt of $56,000 after taking out a $60,000 loan a day before voters approved the amendment, the committee reported Thursday.

Lawmakers Face Tough Decisions in Preparing For Lottery
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (December 4, 2008) -- As Arkansas legislators prepare for the regular session that convenes in January, U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen, the Tennessee state senator who authored the scholarship lottery amendment that Tennessee voters approved in 2002, offered advice they might consider in writing rules for..................Subscribers

Arkansas Senator Says Lottery Needs Its Own Agency, Senate Bill Filed To Structure State Lottery
ARKANSAS, USA (November 20, 2008) -- A state senator who filed legislation to create a state-run lottery says a separate agency or commission will likely be needed to run the games...............Subscribers

Second Bill Filed to Create State Lottery
ARKANSAS, USA (November 22, 2008) -- A second bill aimed at creating a state lottery was filed Friday, and its sponsor, Senator Terry Smith, said he hopes.................Subscribers

Lottery Bill First in Line for 2009 Session
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, USA (November 18, 2008) -- The incoming House speaker filed legislation Monday to govern operations of the state-run lottery voters approved in November..............Subscribers

Arkansas Voters Pass Lottery
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (November 4, 2008) -- Arkansas voters approved a measure Tuesday creating a statewide lottery for Arkansas, overcoming history to overturn a ban set in the state's constitution since 1874.............Subscribers

Governor Votes Against Lottery Amendment
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, USA (November 4, 2008) -- Governor Mike Beebe has reportedly voted against the proposed constitutional amendment that would allow a lottery in Arkansas............Subscribers

Newspaper Editorial Urges ‘No Vote On Lottery’
The Arkansas Leader
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
EDITORIAL -- Vote no on lottery
.........We are against Amendment 3 because it is government at its worst. Government should not be a nanny keeping its children on the straight and narrow moral path, but neither should it be the agent of their destruction. A lottery is a state-sponsored numbers racket. Some 20 percent of Americans are frequent players — all but five states have succumbed to the lottery siren call — and by far most of them are.............Subscribers

Statewide Lottery Appears Headed For Easy Passage, According To Poll
FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas (October 23, 2008) - A statewide lottery appears headed for easy passage, according to the annual Arkansas Poll.................Subscribers

Lottery Supporters, Opponents Launch Ad Campaigns
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (October 21, 2008) -- Supporters and opponents of a proposed constitutional amendment to create a state-run lottery to fund college scholarships launched rival ad campaigns Monday.................Subscribers

Arkansas High Court Keeps Lottery Question on Ballot
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (October 16, 2008) -- The Arkansas Supreme Court ruled Thursday that voters may consider a lottery on the November 4 ballot...............Subscribers

Arkansas Supreme Court Hears Lottery Challenge
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, (October 13, 2008) -- Defining a state-run lottery may be as easy as defining hard-core pornography, a member of Arkansas' highest court suggested Monday as justices considered whether to kick a proposed lottery off the November ballot................Subscribers

Briefs Filed in Lawsuit Over State-Run Lottery Proposal
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (October 6, 2008) -- Voters who cast a ballot in favor of establishing a state-run lottery won't know the consequences of their choice because a proposed constitutional amendment doesn't define lotteries, a conservative group told the Arkansas Supreme Court on Monday..............Subscribers

State Supreme Court Grants Expedited Hearing on Lottery Lawsuit
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (September 25, 2008) -- Thursday the Arkansas Supreme Court granted a request to expedite a hearing on Family Council's lawsuit................Subscribers

Arkansas Lottery Backers Counter Lawsuit's Casino Claims
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (September 22, 2008) - Supporters of a proposed Arkansas state lottery told the state's highest court today that a lawsuit's argument that it would allow casino gambling is a "classic red herring.".................Subscribers

Lawsuit Filed To Take Lottery off Arkansas Ballot
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (September 19, 2008) -- A conservative group opposing a state-run lottery reportedly asked the Arkansas Supreme Court on Friday to take the proposal off this fall's ballot..................Subscribers

Big Developments in Battle of Statewide Lottery
ARKANSAS (September 16, 2008) -- Two big developments occurred Tuesday in the battle over a state wide lottery................Subscribers

$75,000 Donation Boosts Anti-Lottery Bid
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (September 16, 2008) - Jim Walton, the son of the late Wal-Mart founder Sam Walton and chairman of Arvest Bank, has pitched in $75,000 toward a campaign opposing a state-run lottery..............Subscribers

Convenience Store Trade Group Backs Lottery
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (September 9, 2008) - A trade group representing most of Arkansas' convenience stores is backing a proposed state-run lottery....................Subscribers

Attorney General Says Lottery Can Survive Any Court Challenges
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, USA (August 22, 2008) -- Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel said Friday he's confident a proposed constitutional amendment to create a state-run lottery could survive any court challenges..................Subscribers

Ethics Commission Rules On Lottery Issue
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, USA (August 15, 2008) - The state ethics commission says Lieutenant Governor Bill Halter's office is not required to file reports with the state detailing how much it spends on work related to his proposed amendment creating a lottery -- unless..............Subscribers

Investment Banker Donates $50,000 to Support Lottery
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, USA (August 5, 2008) -- Investment banker Warren Stephens of Little Rock donated $50,000 last month to Lt. Gov. Bill Halter’s committee promoting a state lottery proposal for Arkansas, a report filed Monday disclosed...................Subscribers

Proposed Arkansas Lottery Faces Rough Road
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, USA (July 27, 2008) -- The lieutenant governor’s campaign for a state-run lottery began in earnest last week when his proposed constitutional amendment was certified for November’s ballot. However, winning over votes for a lottery in a Bible Belt state won’t be a simple task, but it’ll seem easy compared to the hurdles he’ll face among lawmakers if it’s approved...............Subscribers

Arkansas Lottery Proposal Certified for November Ballot
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, USA (July 21, 2008) - A proposed constitutional amendment creating a state-run lottery has been approved to appear on this fall's ballot...................Subscribers

Lieutenant Governor Defends Office Campaigning for Arkansas Lottery
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, USA (July 16, 2008) -- Lt. Gov. Bill Halter on Tuesday defended the state paying the travel costs of his staff to speak on behalf of a lottery proposal he wants to put on the November ballot, after an opponent said it amounted to the state helping fund a political campaign................Subscribers

Lt. Governor’s Office to Report Lottery-Related Travel Expenses
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, USA (July 12, 2008) -- A spokesman for Lt. Gov. Bill Halter is reported as saying on Friday he was not sure whether Halter had to report the expenses of staff members who travel the state speaking on Halter’s lottery proposal, but the lieutenant governor would report any expenses over $500 anyway....................Subscribers

Lt. Governor Says Group Has Signatures to Put Lottery Measure on November Ballot
ARKANSAS, USA (July 8, 2008) -- Monday was the deadline for groups to turn in petitions with enough signatures to get their items of interest on Arkansas ballots for the November 4th general elections....................Subscribers

Lottery Campaign Advances, Lieutenant Governor Turns in Lottery Signatures
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, USA (June 26, 2008) - Lieutenant Governor Bill Halter submitted more than 138,000 signatures today in support of a constitutional amendment creating a state-run lottery, moving his proposal closer toward appearing on the November ballot...............Subscribers

Group Releases Study on Lottery Proposal
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, USA (June 25, 2008) – Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families released a study that said a state lottery would bring.................Subscribers

Lottery Campaign Spent $100,000 on Gather Signatures in May
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (June 17, 2008) – Lt. Gov. Bill Halter’s campaign to create a state lottery spent nearly $100,000 on signature-gathering for the month...............Subscribers

Officials Endorse Plan For State Lottery
ARKANSAS (may 28, 2008) – Lt. Governor Bill Halter said on Wednesday that 18 Arkansas mayors and 13 county judges have thrown their support behind his proposed constitutional amendment to create a state lottery.............Subscribers

Funds Continue to Flow Into Lottery Campaign Coffers
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, USA (May 17, 2008) - A campaign to put a state-run lottery before voters in November says it raised more than................Subscribers

Lieutenant Governor Says He Has the Numbers Needed for Lottery Proposal
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, USA (May 13, 2008) - Lieutenant Governor Bill Halter says he's gathered more than enough signatures necessary to place his proposed state lottery on the November ballot...................Subscribers

New Campaign Announced For Protesting Statewide Lottery
ARKANSAS, USA (April 23, 2008) -- The Family Council announced today a sweeping campaign to defeat Lt. Governor Bill Halter’s lottery measure if it gets on the ballet in November.................Subscribers

Lottery Campaign Reports Funds On Hand
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (April 15, 2008) -- According to a financial report filed on Tuesday with the state Ethics Commission, the Hope for Arkansas campaign reported that it raised $30 in March, bringing total contributions to................Subscribers

Lt. Governor Continues to Drum-Up Support for State Lottery
HELENA, Arkansas, USA (April 1, 2008) -- Lt. Gov. Bill Halter is seeking support for a proposed constitutional amendment to establish a state lottery for higher education.............Subscribers

Arkansas Lottery Could Prove Costly for Oklahoma
OKLAHOMA (March 23, 2008) -- Arkansas's lieutenant governor, Bill Halter, is pushing a November ballot question for a constitutional amendment to create a state lottery. Lottery advocates are projecting $100 million a year...............Subscribers

Lottery Campaign Raises $110K in February
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, USA (March 17, 2008) - Lt. Governor Bill Halter's campaign to create a state-run lottery for college scholarships says it raised $110,000 last month................Subscribers

Poll Finds Broad Support For Lottery
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, USA (March 12, 2008) -- A new statewide survey has found broad support for a proposal to establish a lottery................Subscribers

Lt. Governor Holds Public Forum to Discuss State Lottery
ARKANSAS, USA (March 3, 2008) -- Lieutenant Governor William Halter held a public forum Friday at East Arkansas Community College to discuss a proposed amendment to the Arkansas State Constitution that would give the state the authority to establish, operate and regulate state lotteries ..............Subscribers

Lottery Campaign Raises $75K in January, Reports Show
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, USA (February 15, 2008) -- Lt. Gov. Bill Halter's campaign to create a state-run lottery for college scholarships raised $75,000 last month...............Subscribers

Labor Organization Endorses Campaign for Arkansas Lottery
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, USA (February 13, 2008) -- Arkansas AFL-CIO President Alan Hughes announced that his union, which has about 32,000 members, has endorsed Lt. Gov. Bill Halter's proposed constitutional amendment to create a state lottery...............Subscribers

Lottery Proposal Gaining Support
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, USA (January 11, 2008) -- Lt. Governor Bill Halter found support on Thursday among Arkansas’ city officials for his proposed constitutional amendment to establish a state-run lottery..............Subscribers

Lottery Campaign Releases Finance Report
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, USA (December 18, 2007) -- Lt. Gov. Bill Halter’s campaign for a state lottery spent more than $13,500 last month to gather signatures to put the proposal on the 2008 general election ballot.................Subscribers

Lottery Campaign Hits the Streets
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (December 5, 2007) -- A Michigan company hired to gather signatures for an Arkansas lottery proposal has now hired and trained more than 200 people to circulate petitions, and about three dozen are already on the street, according to Bud Jackson of the lottery campaign............Subscribers

Lottery Campaign Raises $30,000 in October
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (November 15, 2007) - Lt. Governor Bill Halter's campaign for a state constitutional amendment creating a state-run lottery to fund education has raised..........Subscribers

Attorney General Approves Language for Lottery Amendment
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, USA (November 1, 2007) - Attorney General Dustin McDaniel has approved the language of a ballot initiative that would create a state-run lottery to fund college scholarships.............Subscribers

Lottery Proposal Re-Filed With Attorney General's Office
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (October 18, 2007) - Lieutenant Governor Bill Halter submitted a revised proposal to create a state-run lottery to the attorney general's office............Subscribers

Lottery Campaign Hires Signature Gathering Firm
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, USA (October 16, 2007) -- National Voter Outreach, a political consulting firm specializing in organizing signature drives to qualify candidates and issues for the ballot...........Subscribers

$300K Pledge for Lottery Campaign
ARKANSAS, USA (October 9, 2007) --- Lt. Gov. Bill Halter has been reported by the local media as saying a Little Rock builder has pledged $300,000 to his campaign to put a state-run lottery on the 2008 ballot...........Subscribers

Lt. Governor to Re-submit Lottery Proposal
ARKANSAS, USA (October 4, 2007) -- A spokesman for Lt. Gov. Bill Halter said on Thursday that Halter will re-submit a proposal for a state lottery to the state attorney general...............Subscribers

Attorney General Rejects Lottery Proposal for Ballot
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, USA (October 4, 2007) - Attorney General Dustin McDaniel has rejected a proposed constitutional amendment to create a state-run lottery to fund college scholarships..............Subscribers

Poll Respondents Back Proposed Lottery by 4-to-1 Vote
ARKANSAS, USA (September 27, 2007) -- Last week, Lt. Governor Bill Halter offered a constitutional amendment to set up a state lottery.............Subscribers

Lieutenant Governor’s Lottery Proposal Submitted for Attorney General’s Review
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, USA (September 20, 2007) -- Lt. Gov. Bill Halter today submitted to the attorney general’s office a proposed constitutional amendment to allow lotteries to be conducted in Arkansas on behalf of the state to pay for scholarships........Subscribers

Lt. Governor Wants Lottery Amendment on 2008 Ballot
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, USA (September 18, 2007) - Lieutenant Governor Bill Halter reportedly hopes to put a proposal on the 2008 ballot that would create a state-run lottery to raise millions for college scholarships........Subscribers

Lottery Proposal Goes Down, Bingo Gets Up
ARKANSAS, USA (July 31, 2007) – A push by Lt. Gov. Bill Halter to put a lottery to fund college scholarships on the ballot failed in the legislative session after some groups questioned whether it...............Subscribers

Senate Panel OKs Bill That Would Authorize Bingo, Raffles
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, USA (March 6, 2007) -- A Senate committee on Tuesday reportedly endorsed a bill authorizing bingo and raffle games for established charities in the state..........Subscribers

Online Poll Results, Lottery Gets Favorable Nod
ARKANSAS, USA (February 5, 2007) -- Respondents to an Online Poll say they’d like to take a chance on a state lottery in Arkansas. They did, however, think revenue from a lottery should be used beyond college scholarships and teacher bonuses............Subscribers

Lottery Amendment Proposal Pulled
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, USA (June 22, 2006) -- A Texas, businessman reportedly said today that he has dropped his campaign to bring a lottery to Arkansas............Subscribers

Lottery Backer Likes Timing
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, USA (June 6, 2006) -- A businessman pushing a new gambling amendment is reported to have said on Monday that the timing may be right for approval of a statewide lottery and casinos in Arkansas.........Subscribers

Lieutenant Governor Candidates Discuss Views on Possible State Lottery
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, USA (May 19, 2006) -- In less than a week, the seven-man race for lieutenant governor in Arkansas will be narrowed to two...........Subscribers

Attorney General Approves Lottery Ballot 
ARKANSAS, USA (March 17, 2006) -- Attorney General Mike Beebe has reportedly approved a ballot measure that would create a state lottery. .......Subscribers

Attorney General Rejects Lottery Plan for Second Time
ARKANSAS, USA (March 4, 2006) -- Arkansas Attorney General Mike Beebe has once again reportedly rejected an attempt to bring casino gambling and a lottery to Arkansas...........Subscribers

Lottery Issue Surfaces Again in Arkansas
ARKANSAS, USA (February 7, 2006) -- Two candidates for statewide office are reportedly proposing a lottery as the way to solve the state’s funding shortfalls.......Subscribers

Gubernatorial Candidate Proposes State Lottery for Education
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, USA (January 21, 2006) -- Democrat Bill Halter has reportedly launched his bid for governor by proposing a state lottery to fund public education...........Subscribers

Attorney General Rejects Lottery Proposal
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, USA (January 11, 2006) -- The attorney general's office on Tuesday reportedly rejected a proposed ballot measure from a candidate for lieutenant governor who sought a statewide lottery........Subscribers