Arkansas Lottery

After years of citizens crossing Arkansas borders to buy lottery tickets in neighboring states, Arkansas officially launched their own lottery on September 28, 2009 with 4 types of scratch off games. PowerBall became available on October 31st.http://arkansasmatters.com/content/news/fulltext?cid=267441

According to the Associated Press, in 2010, Arkansas will start participating in Mega Millions multi-state lottery.http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jqjK2guvWTj3LN06PAs7brqu3-IQD9C20BG00In another advance, the Arkansas Lottery will be one of the first state lotteries in the United States to offer lottery tickets through vending machines that dispense and cash lower value lottery ticket winnings. These vending machines may start popping up in high traffic areas around the state around March 2010. http://www.todaysthv.com/news/business/story.aspx?storyid=95376&catid=119

You can purchase tickets for the Arkansas Lottery at over 1,500 retailers throughout Arkansas.

Tickets under $500 in value can be cashed at any lottery vendor across the state. Tickets over $500 can be cashed in person or mailed to the lottery headquarters in Little Rock. For large prizes, it is advisable to cash your winnings in person as tickets lost in the mail cannot be redeemed. New claim centers have recently opened in Camden, Jonesboro and Springdale. http://www.lotterypost.com/news/201255

You have 90 days from the sales date to claim any scratch-off game winnings. Powerball winnings must be claimed within 180 days from the drawing date.

-3 Times Lucky: Cost $1 with prizes ranging from $1 to $3,000. Odds of winning are 1 in every 4.80 cards. Scratch the playing area and get 3, 3's in a row, diagonally or in a column to win.

-Jumbo Bucks: Cost $2 with prizes from $2 to $25,000. Odds of winning are 1 in every 4.80 cards. Match your numbers to the 2 serial numbers and win the prize associated with the number. If you get JUMBO, you win 5 times the listed prize.

-$100,000 Cash Bonanza: Cost $5 with prizes ranging from $5 to $100,000. Odd of winning are 1 in every 3.27 cards. Match your numbers to the listed winning numbers on the card to win or uncover a BILL symbol to win the prize shown. 2