A House panel advanced legislation Monday that would use lottery proceeds to fund $5,000 college scholarships for eligible students attending four-year schools in Arkansas and $2,500 scholarships

If the lure of millions of dollars won’t work on some, the Arkansas Lottery Commission now offers the opportunity of converting non-winning scratch-off tickets into points to purchase items from the commission’s Internet store.

The Arkansas House and Senate have passed identical versions of a bill that sets the amount and qualifications for the Arkansas Lottery Scholarship. It was a unanimous vote in the Senate.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The states plan to purchase the City Center West office tower for the Lottery Commission is $7 million short of the owners asking price, according to state and local officials familiar with the negotiations. The state Department of A…

Everyone dreams of hitting the lottery. For some there’s a strategy choosing numbers – birthdays, anniversaries and lucky numbers. For others, it’s the quick pick that lets the computer decide.

AUGUSTA, Maine — Maine may get another big jackpot lottery game, Mega Millions, if lawmakers approve a proposal discussed by the Appropriations Committee on Wednesday.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Arkansas lawmakers on Wednesday approved a $4.5 billion spending plan for the coming year and set amounts for scholarships to be funded by the state’s lottery, inching closer toward the end of the state’s first fiscal session.

A Missouri Republican lawmaker claims Gov. Jay Nixon’s proposed budget is based on a gamble, so he is suggesting the state’s chief executive be ordered to play the lottery to fund it.