Arkansas lottery revenue down $21M from January 2016 record

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     (AP) – Revenue to The Arkansas Scholarship Lottery in January

fell by $21.7 million from the record collections of January 2016 and the amount

raised for college scholarships fell by $5.9 million.

     A report to Gov. Asa Hutchinson and the lottery oversight panel says a total

of $37.1 million was collected last month with $7.9 million going toward

scholarships.

     January 2016 sales were boosted by a world-record $1.6 billion Powerball.

Lottery Director Bishop Woosley told the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette that January

numbers compare favorably with December if $20 million of the year ago purchases

are attributed to the record Powerball jackpot.

     The report shows lottery revenue for the first seven months of fiscal year

2017 at $250 million, about $14 million less than a year ago and $9.6 million

less than projected.




   

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