Oklahoma retailers see sales tumble
Border states see decrease after Arkansas starts lottery
Posted: December 18, 2011 at 4:38 a.m.
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/BILL BOWDEN 12/12/11 David Mounsey of Fort Smith buys lottery tickets from Sissy Hensley, manager of Freddy's One Stop convenience store in Moffett, Okla. Freddy's was the No. 1 lottery ticket seller in Oklahoma before Arkansas's lottery started in 2009. Since then, Freddy's lottery ticket sales have dropped by 71 percent.
Some Oklahoma retailers near the Arkansas border saw a dramatic decline in lottery ticket sales the year after Arkansas started its lottery.
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Northwest Arkansas, Pages 15 on 12/18/2011
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