Arkansas Gov. and new lottery director meet

Lottery Post — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:39:24 GMT

Prelude of coming battle over Keno

The head of the Arkansas state lottery and Gov. Mike Beebe met for the first time Monday but didn't talk much about their differences on keno.

Executive Director Ernie Passailaigue's meeting with the governor came five days after Beebe told reporters he would oppose keno being instituted in Arkansas as a state lottery game.

Passailaigue has said he envisioned keno being played in bars and restaurants by people watching monitors for winning numbers that... [ More ]