MENA, Ark. (KFSM) — One lucky dad turned his Father's Day gift into a $200000 lottery prize. Lori Goodner of Mena gave her husband, Dwight, $20 for Father's ...

In the last decade, The Arkansas Scholarship Lottery has helped fund more than half a million scholarships worth more than $965 million.

Lottery director Bishop Woosley has been a part of the executive team for the nearly 10 years of the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery, a public policy initiative ...

The Arkansas Scholarship Lottery's Natural State Jackpot game has reached an all-time record high of $430000 for Tuesday night's drawing. In addition to NSJ's ...

The Arkansas lottery's revenue for draw games, including Powerball and Mega Millions, surged in May over a year ago as scratch-off ticket revenue slipped ...

An Arkansas woman won $430,000 from a lottery ticket that was printed by mistake. Rebecca Black of Greenbrier bought five Natural State Jackpot tickets at the ...

There was no grand prize winner drawn Saturday night in the national Powerball lottery.

The latest edition of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal includes a conversation with Bishop Woosley, the director of the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery.

No grand prize ticket was sold during Wednesday's Powerball lottery, but there was a $100000 winner in Arkansas.

While the NBA Draft commences tonight in Brooklyn, we examine the question of which sport currently has more influence over the other, the pro game over the ...

HOT SPRINGS - A convenience store employee was arrested Tuesday on charges of felony lottery fraud stemming from allegations that he stole lottery tickets ...

State lawmakers hope that boosting the money available to the Department of Higher Education to market the 2-year-old Arkansas Future Grant program will ...

Arkansas Basketball forward Daniel Gafford hopes to be the first Razorback selected in the 1st round of the NBA Draft since Bobby Portis in 2015. Here is a look ...

Sightings of the "White River Monster" go back more than a century.

Columbia County had $384731 in lottery ticket sales in May with winnings of $226488 awarded, according to a report released June 10 by the Arkansas ...

There was no grand prize winner drawn Saturday night in the national Powerball lottery.

A Hot Springs man who pistol-whipped his wife in 2017 after she caught him with another woman was sentenced to six years in prison Monday after pleading ...

For the first time in four years, the NBA Draft arrives with an Arkansas player having a legitimate chance to be among the 60 picks. If the mock drafts hold true, ...

Starting around mid-June, rafters journeying down the Arkansas River likely will experience abundant flows, thanks to some exceptional statewide snowpack ...

Now that six-time All-Star Anthony Davis' trade request has been honored, it's time for the New Orleans Pelicans to start a new era by drafting the next face of the ...

100 years ago. June 6, 1919. • Russellville, June 5 -- All the stores, banks, offices and other places of business in Russellville will be closed tomorrow and the ...

In most mock drafts, Daniel Gafford is a prospect falling somewhere in the 15-30 range. But mocks rarely project how the draft will pan out come June 20th, and I ...

A single ticket sold in California won Friday's Mega Millions jackpot of $530 million.

No grand prize ticket was sold during Wednesday's Powerball lottery.

A Little Rock attorney and two faith-based leaders petitioned the state Racing Commission in a joint effort Friday to slow down the process of adopting rules ...

Arkansas basketball coach Eric Musselman talks about his new team during the State of the Hog event on Wednesday, April 10, 2019, at Verizon Arena in North ...

LITTLE ROCK -- Flooding has caused more than $100 million in damage to infrastructure in Arkansas, according to the governor's request for federal relief.

Arkansas voters on Tuesday approved a constitutional amendment to allow the state to issue licenses for four full-fledged casinos.

A bill that would have given the sports leagues a whopping 1% of the sports betting handle in Arkansas has died for the year.

LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — According to a press release, the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery's three major draw game jackpots continue to grow. Powerball stands at ...

For the first time in 18 years, Arkansans are casting ballots on a proposed constitutional amendment that would authorize full-fledged casinos in the state.

There was no grand prize winner drawn Wednesday night in the national Powerball lottery.

Arkansas Scholarship Lottery (ASL) is on track for a record fiscal year by ending January with net proceeds toscholarships exceeding $7. 8 million, more than $1 ...

Southeastern Conference football has become increasingly like the NFL in the past couple decades. But there remain significant differences — not least of which ...

The Arkansas House has approved legislation to allow some lottery winners to ask the state to keep their identities secret.

It's designed to help raise awareness of the prevention, treatment and recovery services available for those adversely affected by gambling.

An effort to keep the identities of some lottery winners secret has failed in the Arkansas House.

Arkansas Scholarship Lottery's total revenue and the amount raised for scholarships increased in April over year-ago figures as the lottery's scratch-off and draw ...

LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — On Tuesday, the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery launched four new scratch-off tickets that will not require the winner to pay taxes on their ...

A Hot Springs couple who won $75,000 in the lottery thought they were victims of a prank when they first learned about their prize, according to a news release ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (News release) – The Arkansas Scholarship Lottery (ASL) ended January with net proceeds to scholarships exceeding $7.8 million, more ...

DUMAS, Ark. (KFSM) — A Dumas woman is the state's newest Lottery-made millionaire after claiming her winning prize today. Linder Mathis' husband ...

Good things come to those who wait, especially when it comes in the form of $150,000 lottery winnings for an Arkansas woman who lost her home in a fire just ...

Early voting started in Arkansas on Monday. Memphis and Tunica aren't on the ballot, but they may as well be. Arkansans are once again deciding whether to ...

Arkansas made casinos legal in the November 2018 midterm elections. The first two casinos will open for business on April 1.

Sen. Larry Teague, D-Nashville, said Tuesday that a bill he filed would allow the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery to keep information about the winners of ...

Americans spend about $261 in casinos and on lottery tickets. Nevadans spend the most, $5000 per adult. Rhode Island leads in lottery spending.

Another Arkansas lawmaker is taking a gamble on a long-term funding solution for the state's roads.

Arkansas voters will have the chance to vote Nov. 6 on a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow up to four casinos in the state, thanks to a ruling ...

A central Arkansas man was in no hurry to pick up a $40000 prize he won late last year because he wanted to finish the book he was writing first.

BATESVILLE, Ark. (KATV) — Leaders from Batesville Area Chamber of Commerce and ForwARd Arkansas gathered Friday to celebrate a law established to ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas Senate has approved a measure that would allow some lottery winners to keep their identities secret for two years.

There are many states considering sports betting legalization. Here are five states that seem to have the best chance of launching a sportsbook this year.

Two years after the Arkansas Legislature scaled back the state's decades-old law protecting public access to government records, lawmakers are considering ...

Fayetteville, AR (KFSM) - With the next Powerball drawing on Wednesday, March 27th, the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery is looking to give away 100 free tickets ...

Two bills have been filed to keep the information of Arkansas Scholarship Lottery winners confidential. State Rep. Jim Sorvillo, R-Little Rock, and Sen.

Least surprising news of the day: The Southland casino owners in West Memphis have put $50,000 into the campaign to pass the casino expansion amendment ...

A central Arkansas man is $60000 richer after hitting the Natural State Lottery jackpot by using the same numbers he uses every time, lottery officials announced ...

Legislation to legalize online sports betting in Tennessee passed Wednesday in the House of Representatives, despite a spirited debate from members worried ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A casino legalization proposal that two Native American tribes have each contributed more than $1 million to support was approved ...

Let the games begin on April 1 at the state's two race tracks, decreed the Arkansas Racing Commission last month. The two, as anybody who's been around ...

An Arkansas legislator is looking to join eight other states that allow lottery participants to remain anonymous if they win. Introduced by state Senator Larry ...

Two people each won $150000 from Powerball tickets purchased in Arkansas stores, lottery officials said, but no one won a jackpot that has now grown to an ...

Issue 4, if approved by a majority of voters, would amend the Arkansas Constitution to issue four casino licenses in Crittenden, Garland, Pope and Jefferson ...

Legislation filed in the House on Tuesday proposes to allow state lottery winners to keep their names secret.

It was another record year for casino-style gambling in Arkansas and the biggest numbers are still to come. Electronic games of skill (EGS) wagers at Oaklawn's ...

The D.C. Council gave final approval to legal sports betting Tuesday, making the nation's capital the first in the region to allow residents and visitors to bet money ...

A group of 12 men who claimed a $50000 prize on an Ultimate Millions scratch-off ticket this past December recruited 16 additional co-workers and tried their ...

IF LOTTERIES are the voluntary taxes on the poor and ignorant, what are casinos? The crack houses? Last we heard, the casinos law, called Issue 4 on your ...

With sports betting legal in eight states, NCAA tournament brackets are more than a hobby for fantasy league fun, bragging rights and office pools.

An Arkansas couple claimed a $3 million lottery prize Monday afternoon, lottery officials said.

Leon Suggs, a Little Rock grocery store worker (Kroger in Hillcrest, the D-G said) won a $1 million prize with a $20 scratch-off Ultimate Millions lottery ticket, the ...

An Arkansas man told lottery officials he used the last of his savings jar to buy lottery tickets and ended up with a $190000 winner.

The constitutional amendment would authorize four casinos and sports betting in the state.

A new study from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock's Arkansas Economic Development Institute (AEDI) says the impact of casino gambling in Arkansas ...

An employee of a convenience store was arrested Sunday on multiple counts of lottery fraud after attempting to cash lottery tickets stolen from her store last ...

RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. (AP) — A gambling company says it is partnering with the Hard Rock International brand to build a resort in Pope County, but the proposal ...

The state Department of Finance and Administration has updated its projection of how much the state will receive from casino tax revenue, with a prediction of ...

Arkansas sports betting has passed another key hurdle. The state racing commission unanimously approved regulations for Arkansas' first-ever legal casinos as ...

A man driving through Arkansas on his way to visit family in Texas won big after deciding to purchase a scratch-off ticket Thursday, lottery officials said.

As predicted months ago, the owners of the Southland Park casino and dog track in West Memphis will announce today a major expansion thanks to ...

ARKANSAS (WREG) — One lucky person in Arkansas woke up this morning a millionaire. According to the Mega Millions website, a player in Arkansas matched ...

Bishop Woosley, Director for the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery, talks about how people can play in the lottery, plus how Arkansas students can apply for the ...

Coupled with strong draw game sales, the first week of January ended with total sales exceeding $11 million.

The 23-page opinion interprets the federal Wire Act, which was originally enacted in 1961.

The United States Supreme Court overturned a sports gambling prohibition in May 2018. It opened the door for states to pass legislation allowing for sports ...

Oaklawn Racing & Gaming in Hot Springs, Ark., is one of four locations that could allow casino gambling if voters approve the Arkansas Casino Gaming ...

Most of the news coverage associated with the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery focuses on the least likely outcome.

Gambling 2.0, in the form of legal sports betting, and soon Gambling 3.0 – a state lottery – have come to Mississippi, which means they've come to neighboring ...

It's a new era at Oaklawn Racing Casino Resort, as the $100 million expansion announced in November 2018 is now well underway.

The Arkansas Racing Commission is preparing to take applications for casino permits in Pope and Jefferson Counties, but the high-powered politicking is ...

An American Indian tribe submitted its first application for a casino license in Arkansas.

Arkansas Scholarship Lottery officials are going to study possible changes to its 22-employee sales division after the departure of the agency's sales director, ...

The Arkansas Supreme Court ruled Thursday that votes cast in November on a proposed casino legalization ballot initiative should be counted, dismissing two ...

Questions linger over a 68-year-old Arkansas Supreme Court opinion that denied lawmakers the ability to alter constitutional amendments, after attempts to force ...

LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — A West Helena woman who lost her home in a fire in February claimed a Powerball prize worth $150000. LeAndra Clay purchased the ...

Titans kicker Ryan Succop sized up one effect of legal online sports betting in Tennessee: “We'll probably have more people watching games,” he said.

Arkansas is one key step closer to the largest gambling expansion in its modern history – and it's first-ever legal sports bet. Earlier this week state officials ...

A bill that would ax the individual state income tax deduction for gambling losses and use the increased revenue to reduce the developmental disabilities waiting ...

Land-based casino operator Gulfside Casino Partnership LLC recently announced plans for a $250 million resort casino in Russellville in Pope County, ...