Oklahoma's lottery forecast is down $5.5M

 
BY MICHAEL MCNUTT    Comment on this article Leave a comment
Published: September 23, 2009

Lottery revenues are expected to drop by $5.5 million next year because of the economy and the launching of a lottery in Arkansas, which kicks off next week, lottery trustees were told Tuesday.

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William Paul, chairman of the Oklahoma Lottery Commission, said the lottery as of Aug. 31 has raised $288.1 million for education. Lottery sales in the state started in October 2005, almost a year after voters in November 2004 approved a constitutional amendment setting up the lottery.

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