TRUMPET NOTES: Arkansas Lottery Rolls Out New, Expensive Scratch-Off Tickets

All The News|Trumpet Notes

TRUMPET NOTES: Arkansas Lottery Rolls Out New, Expensive Scratch-Off Tickets

0 298
The Arkansas Lottery is rolling out new scratch-off tickets this month — including one that sells for $20 per ticket. Instant ticket sales make up most of the Arkansas Lottery’s income. However, scratch-off tickets are controversial because they are thought to be more likely to contribute to problem gambling and gambling addiction. A 2015 study in Canada found a link between problem gambling and instant lottery tickets, writing, “It is possible that problem gamblers are more attracted to ...
TRUMPET NOTES: Judge Blocks Part of Ark. Law Protecting Children From Explicit Library Material

TRUMPET NOTES: Judge Blocks Part of Ark. Law Protecting Children From Explicit Library Material

0 255
All The News | Trumpet Notes
On July 28, U.S. District Judge Timothy Brooks blocked two sections of Act 372 of 2023, a good law that generally prohibits giving or sending a child harmful material that contains nudity or sexual activity. The law also eliminates exemptions for libraries and schools in the state’s obscenity statute, and it clarifies how library patrons can work to remove objectionable material from a...

TRUMPET NOTES: December 14,2022

0 359
All The News | Trumpet Notes
Authorities Seize Lethal Quantities of Fentanyl, Meth KAIT reported last week that the 2nd Judicial District Drug Task Force seized 100 pounds of meth and 390 grams of fentanyl in Northeast Arkansas earlier this month. The drug task force reportedly is made up of law enforcement from multiple agencies. According to the DEA, fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that is 50 times more potent than heroin and 100 times more potent than morphine. Two milligrams of fentanyl is considered a ...
1234

Filter:

Sort by:

Filter by Categories

Filter by Authors

Terms Of UsePrivacy StatementCopyright 2024 by Baptist Trumpet
Back To Top