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With the average price of gasoline in Arkansas rising, the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery's revenue and the amount raised for college scholarships in April slipped from a year ago.

With gas prices higher than a year ago, the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery’s revenues in March dropped from a record level reached a year ago for any month.

The surging price of gasoline has Vicki Skaggs, a Benton office manager, eventually planning on slicing her lottery ticket purchases.

The surging price of gasoline has Vicki Skaggs, a Benton office manager, eventually planning on slicing her lottery ticket purchases.

Halfway through the current fiscal year, the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery's revenue is up slightly over the same period in fiscal 2021, while the amount raised for college scholarships is virtually flat.

Halfway through the current fiscal year, the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery's revenue is up slightly over the same period in fiscal 2021, while the amount raised for college scholarships is virtually flat.

The Arkansas Scholarship Lottery's total revenue in November rose by about $4 million, or 9%, over the same month a year ago to $47.1 million, but the amount raised for college scholarships dropped by about $1 million, or 12%, to $7.2 million.

The Arkansas Scholarship Lottery's total revenue in November rose by about $4 million, or 9%, over the same month a year ago to $47.1 million, but the amount raised for college scholarships dropped by about $1 million, or 12%, to $7.2 million.

The Arkansas Scholarship Lottery in September raised $9.1 million for college scholarships, an increase of $1.5 million from the same month a year ago and an amount that eclipsed the record set in September 2018.

LITTLE ROCK -- The Arkansas Scholarship Lottery's revenue and the amount raised for college scholarships slipped in July compared to the record-setting haul of a year ago.