2016 Arkansas Code
Title 5 - Criminal Offenses
Subtitle 6 - Offenses Against Public Health, Safety, or Welfare
Chapter 66 - Gambling
§ 5-66-119. Lottery -- Promotion through sales

(a) (1) Any person who in this state, directly or indirectly, sets up, promotes, engages in, or in any manner participates in any plan, scheme, device, or other means, either alone or in concert with any other person, firm, or corporation, either within or without the State of Arkansas, in which goods, property, or any other thing of value is sold to any person, firm, or corporation for any consideration, either cash or otherwise, and upon the further consideration that the purchaser agrees to obtain one (1) or more persons to participate in the plan, scheme, device, or other means by making a similar purchase and a similar agreement to secure one (1) or more other persons to participate in the plan, scheme, device, or other means in the same manner, each purchaser being given the right to obtain money, credits, goods, or some other thing of value, depending upon the number of persons joining in or participating in the plan, scheme, device, or other means, is declared to have set up, promoted, engaged in, or participated in a lottery, which is declared to be unlawful.

(2) The promotion, engaging in, or participation in the plan, scheme, device, or other means described in subdivision (a)(1) of this section is punishable as provided in this section.

(b) (1) Upon a complaint filed by any interested person, on relation of the State of Arkansas, the Attorney General, or any prosecuting attorney of any county where a plan, scheme, device, or other means described in subdivision (a)(1) of this section is proposed, promoted, operated, engaged in, or participated in, the circuit court of the county where the plan, scheme, device, or other means described in subdivision (a)(1) of this section is set up, proposed, operated, promoted, engaged in, or participated in may enjoin the further operation, promotion of, engagement, or participation in the plan, scheme, device, or other means.

(2) Any injunction under subdivision (b)(1) of this section may be granted without bond furnished by the plaintiff, and the circuit court may make further orders touching upon the subject matter as it may find necessary and desirable.

(c) (1) The General Assembly recognizes that:

(A) The present laws relating to lotteries are vague in certain areas and, although designed to prohibit the operation of lotteries in the state, may be interpreted to prohibit even the printing of lottery tickets by companies in this state for distribution in other states where lotteries are legal;

(B) There are companies in this state that print various types of tickets, stamps, tags, coupon books, and similar devices and that may be interested in printing lottery tickets for states where lotteries are lawful; and

(C) It is the intent and purpose of this subsection to clarify the present law relating to lotteries to specifically permit businesses in Arkansas to print lottery tickets for use in states where lotteries are lawful.

(2) (A) The printing or other production of lottery tickets by a business located in Arkansas for use in a state where a lottery is permitted is declared to be lawful.

(B) Nothing contained in this section and § 5-66-119 or any other law shall be construed to make printing or production of lottery tickets described in subdivision (c)(2)(A) of this section unlawful.

(d) Any person who violates a provision of this section commits a Class D felony.