Arkansas lottery scales back budget projections

Published August 21, 2014 1:53pm ET



LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas Lottery Commission has lowered its budget projections for money raised for scholarships by $3 million.

The commission unanimously approved a revised budget Wednesday, reducing that projection to $78.2 million, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reported (http://bit.ly/1q2l45G ). Lottery officials think fiscal 2015 will be the lowest amount of money raised for scholarships since the lottery started selling tickets in September 2009.

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