Lottery chalks up 4 days in row with ticket sales over $1 million
The Arkansas lottery sold an estimated $1.6 million in tickets on Thursday, the fourth-consecutive day of $1 million-plus sales, the lottery's director said Fr…
October 3, 2009September 28, 2009
A crowd gathers at the Murphy USA at Chenal Parkway and Cantrell Road shortly before midnight Sunday in Little Rock in preparation for the first purchase of a Arkansas Scholarship Lottery ticket.
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Lottery's take $2.5 million, says director
Governor: Sales seem to be higher than some expected
The Arkansas lottery sold an estimated $1.32 million in tickets in its second day, increasing its estimated sales for its first two days to more than $2.5 mill…
October 1, 2009
State lottery's 1st day takes in $1.2 million
$702,000 in prizes includes 1 for $20,000
The Arkansas lottery sold an estimated $1.2 million in tickets on the lottery's first day and paid about $702,000 in prizes, its top official said Tuesday.
September 30, 2009
Lottery Day 1 'very smooth,' director says
Arkansas joins its neighbors, is now 43rd state to sell tickets
Arkansas became the 43rd state to sell lottery tickets Monday, with players ranging from college students to college presidents joining in on the gambling, whi…
September 29, 2009
Arkansas launches scatch-off lottery ticket sales
Allen Meadors said he was more interested in the millions of dollars Arkansas' lottery would raise for college scholarships than the games. But that didn't sto…
- By The Associated Press
College president nets $11 in Ark Lottery
Arkansas' colleges and universities are celebrating the start of the state's lottery as customers buy the first of the game's scratch-off tickets.
- By The Associated Press
Lottery tickets on sale in state
Lottery tickets went on sale at 12:01 a.m., and the director of the Arkansas Department of Higher Education was first to buy a ticket.
September 28, 2009