The state's lottery revenue showed a year-over-year decline in October, but the amount raised for college scholarships by the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery increased from $6.3 million to $8.7 million, according to a report.

The lottery's total revenue in October decreased from $50.9 million to $48.4 million in the same month in 2024 as the lottery's scratch-off ticket revenue declined and draw-game revenue inched down compared to a year ago.

The jackpot for one of the lottery's draw games, Mega Millions, was estimated to be $754 million on Oct. 31 and is now estimated at $965 million for Friday's drawing.

The figures on the lottery's finances in October are in the lottery's monthly report to Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders and the Legislative Council's lottery oversight subcommittee co-chair

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