Arkansas Lottery may not be able to meet scholarship demands

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peteryak — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 02:27:05 GMT

yeah arkansas is already a screwed up state.

im pretty sure they are just pocketing all the money, thats why they are claiming they dont have enough money. and they are cheating the people with their state lottery.

they should televise and drop balls for their lottery.

same goes for oklahoma. i am on vacation here visitng family and they stopped televising and dropping the balls for pick3,cash 5. they claimed becauseit was too expensive. but thats all BS. probably too many people were w... [ More ]

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sully16 — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 12:04:52 GMT

Seems like they need someone else in charge .

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GASMETERGUY — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 16:51:21 GMT

If there is not enough money coming from the lottery in Ar-Can-Ash, they might try switching to ball drops and show the drawings live on TV. Perhaps revenue might increase.

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Todd — Sat, 01 Jan 2011 03:22:24 GMT

That sounds sensible to me.

I think the only reason they rush into the scholarship/education thing is because that's how they sell the concept of a lottery to the holier-than-thou politicians who wouldn't support it otherwise.

If the lottery were a real private business, there's no way they would rush into the big scholarship giveaways without a good deal of research first. (To make sure they don't run out of money.

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Littleoldlady — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 17:37:07 GMT

I don't think they will be really able to do anything much until they see the product they are getting for their money. In other words, 3 more years to determine the real effectiveness of their schlorships. Are more than 50% completing degree requirements? What is the attrition rate? Do they have a program in place where the student must repay if they default on their part? What is the current GPA for the scholarship? Should it be higher

Arkansas Lottery may not be able to meet scholarship demands

Lottery Post — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 15:48:51 GMT

Panel considered reducing scholarship amounts

The legislative committee that oversees the state lottery yesterday considered, but ultimately tabled, a proposal to recommend reducing lottery scholarship amounts by 10 percent for the second class of lottery recipients.

Last year the Legislature set the amount for the first group of lottery recipients at $5,000 per year to attend a four-year school and $2,500 per year to attend a two-year school.

Rep. Barry Hyde, D-North Little Rock, co-ch... [ More ]