Oklahoma Lottery starts daily drawings of Cash 5 gameNews Story
Beginning tonight, July 1, the Oklahoma Lottery will conduct daily drawings of its Cash 5 game. For $1 per play, lottery players now have more chances to win the top prize of $25,000 with taxes paid. We wanted to offer our players more chances to win and increase the excitement surrounding this popular game, said Jim Scroggins, executive director for the Oklahoma Lottery. For just one dollar, a return of $25,000 is a thrilling win. The drawings were previously held every Tuesday, Thur ...
Jul 1, 2009, 8:41 am - Lottery News forum

Oklahoma Lottery bracing for loss of Arkansas dollarsNews Story
Legislature refuses to consider bill increasing prizes Oklahoma will be a big loser when Arkansas begins its lottery games, an official said. The Oklahoma lottery is expected to lose as much as $12 million in sales during the first year Arkansas has its games, said Jim Scroggins, who is the executive director of Oklahoma's lottery. We estimate, based on prizes claimed by Arkansas residents, that we will, Scroggins said. That would result in a loss of $3.5 million to $4 million for e ...
Mar 30, 2009, 8:19 am - Lottery News forum

Arkansas Lottery bill signed into lawNews Story
May be up running this year Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe signed identical House and Senate bills into law today to create an Arkansas Lottery to fund scholarships to Arkansas college students. You could look at this as Arkansas becoming the 43 state to have a lottery, but there's another way to look at it. We're the first state where all of the lottery proceeds will go to college scholarships, Lt. Gov. Bill Halter, who spearheaded the drive for the constitutional amendment voters passed last ...
Mar 26, 2009, 6:41 pm - Lottery News forum