Article 19, § 14 — Lotteries

(a) The General Assembly may enact laws to establish, operate, and regulate State lotteries. (b) (1) Lottery proceeds shall be used solely to pay the operating expenses of lotteries, including all prizes, and to fund or provide for scholarships and grants to citizens of this State enrolled in the following higher education institutions located within the State that are certified according to criteria established by the General Assembly: (A) A public or private nonprofit two-year or four-year college or university; (B) A public or private vocational-technical school; or (C) A public or private technical institute. (2) The General Assembly shall establish criteria to determine who is eligible to receive the scholarships and grants pursuant to this Amendment. (c) Lottery proceeds shall not be subject to appropriation by the General Assembly and are specifically declared to be cash funds held in trust separate and apart from the State treasury to be managed and maintained by the General Assembly or an agency or department of the State as determined by the General Assembly. (d) Lottery proceeds remaining after payment of operating expenses and prizes shall supplement, not supplant, non‐lottery educational resources. (e) This Amendment does not repeal, supersede, amend or otherwise affect Amendment 84 to the Arkansas Constitution or games of bingo and raffles permitted therein. (f) Except as herein specifically provided, lotteries and the sale of lottery tickets are prohibited.