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  • Arkansas Lieutenant Governor Speaks Out on Lottery 
    Reported by: Brad Reed

    Monday, Nov 3, 2008 @10:11pm CST

    Last week we talked with a group of Methodist leaders fighting against an Arkansas lottery proposal. This week, we’re focusing on the other side of the issue.

    Some opponents to Amendment 3 believe what will start as a simple lottery will end up as full blown casinos, all because they say the word lottery isn’t clearly defined.

    "There are 42 states in the country that have state lotteries, only three of those 42 states have put a definition of lottery in their state's constitution," explains Arkansas Lieutenant Governor Bill Halter.

    Halter says the definition issue is a non-issue, and even if casinos were a possibility, it’s just not happening.

    "You'd still have to go find somebody to set up a casino knowing that every dime of the profits had to be devoted to scholarships for Arkansas students," says Halter.

    Halter says scholarships for students are something Arkansas desperately needs. Only West Virginia has fewer adults with college degrees, and other Southern states are serving as an example for Arkansas.

    "Georgia has had a state lottery for more than ten years and in the last ten years they have funded college scholarships for more than 1 million Georgian students to go to college," says Halter.

    So what do Arkansas residents think about the issue? It could be a close call come Tuesday night.

    "I think it’s a very poor idea because I'm against gambling. I think it harms peoples’ families," says one Arkansas voter.

    "I think people need to quit going across the line to do the lottery and letting them have our money. I think it needs to be right here in Fayetteville, Arkansas," explains another voter.

    Our Northern neighbor Missouri recently estimated and Arkansas lottery will lose them $30 million a year in ticket sales.
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