LITTLE ROCK — The Arkansas Scholarship Lottery has reached a milestone: It has now given away $1 billion in prizes since it began selling tickets in 2009.
The lottery said Tuesday that it gave away its billionth dollar Monday, after selling tickets for 3 years and 5 months.
Overall, gamblers have bought $1.5 billion in tickets, $321 million of which has gone to college scholarships to Arkansas students.