... for his jail sentence.A picture of Pierce smiling and holding a large ceremonial check next to lottery director Ernie Passailaigue still appeared Wednesday morning on the games' Web site. Passailaigue told The Associated Press that as long as ...

... Hot Springs," said Allen Meadors, president of the University of Central Arkansas.Arkansas Lottery Director Ernie Passailaigue said he's unaware of any retailers selling tickets on college campuses. Passailaigue said South Carolina, where ...

... be used for college scholarships, and thatâ s a most worthy objective. The head of the Arkansas lottery, one Ernie Passailaigue, formerly of South Carolina, predicts that the lottery will generate more than $400,000,000 a year and net ...

... residents attending public and private two- and four-year colleges and universities. Arkansas Lottery Director Ernie Passailaigue said the last training for retailers was completed Friday. â The feedback we are getting is enthusiastic,â Passailaigue ...

... he expects the games to hand out $241.7 million in prizes in its first year of operations.Lottery Director Ernie Passailaigue on Wednesday detailed a prelimary budget for the lottery for the nine-member panel running the games. Passailaigue ...

LITTLE ROCK Just a few days into his job running Arkansas' lottery, Ernie Passailaigue is already sounding like a man under siege. In his first appearance before lawmakers as the state lottery's executive director ...

... ROCK (AP) Arkansas' lottery commission has voted to join the multistate Powerball games. Commission director Ernie Passailaigue (pass-a-lay) says the state could begin selling Powerball tickets before the end of the year. Passailaigue ...

I run into people from all walks of Arkansas life who complain about this $324,000 salary for Ernie Passailaigue of South Carolina to construct and run our lottery. This all can be distilled to a basic conversation: Q: How can we justify ...

... he wants to hire two vice presidents to help run the games and pay each of them at least $200,000 annually. Ernie Passailaigue, who was hired last week as the executive director, told members of the lottery commission Friday that he'd ...

... t understand the mechanics of starting a lottery from scratch. Arkansas Lottery Commission Executive Director Ernie Passailaigue, appearing before a legislative panel, defended the combined $450,000 he wants to offer two former colleagues ...