Winning online contests and lottery

MASON CITY — Iowa Lottery players will notice a rule change beginning this weekend.

Arkansans voted against it before, but a new poll says the majority of Arkansas voters say they want a state lottery. A new poll released Wednesday by the University of Central Arkansas shows nearly two-thirds of Arkansans are in favor of a lottery.

The Powerball Lottery numbers for Wednesday’s estimated $238,600,000 jackpot were: 12, 19, 30, 34, and 36. The Powerball was 8 and the multiplier was 4.

If Arkansas had a state lottery, would you support it?

If Arkansas had a state lottery, would you support it? A new survey by the University of Central Arkansas suggests many of you would. The university’s president made the announcement Wednesday and school administrators believe their survey will mirror voter turnout in November.

LITTLE ROCK - Arkansas voters support ballot measures creating a lottery to pay for college scholarships and raising the state’s severance tax to pay for road improvements, according to a poll released Wednesday by the University of Central Arkansas.

Associated Press - March 12, 2008 8:45 PM ET OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The Oklahoma Senate voted Wednesday for a bill to set up a new state board to study turning the state lottery over to a private…

Theft of eight packages of scratch-off lottery tickets were stolen sometime before 11 p.m. Feb. 27 from AmeriStop, 6330 Pleasant Ave. Reported value is $2,590.

A UCA public opinion research poll finds Arkansans would support a state lottery and a severance tax amendment.

According to a public opinion survey released Wednesday by the University of Central Arkansas, voters in Arkansas would approve two proposed ballot initiatives that would create a state lottery to fund college scholarships and raise the state severance tax on natural gas production to fund higher education, highway improvements and local governments.