A legitimate trip to Harrah's -- Update

I'll be in depositions tomorrow at Harrah's Casino in Bossier City, the preparation of which has kept me from the blog today -- sorry. Here's a related and timely, at least as to the lottery, graphic showing different forms of gambling among the states from stateline.org (click the forms of gambling above the map):

Update (12:30 p.m.): A press release from Lt. Governor Bill Halter's office lists the following mayors and county judges as endorsing the proposed Scholarship Lottery Amendment:

Mayors in Arkansas endorsing the scholarship lottery amendment are:
· Augusta Mayor Jimmy Rhodes
· Brinkley Mayor Barbara Skouras
· Charleston Mayor Sherman Hiatt
· Farmington Mayor Ernie Penn
· Fayetteville Mayor Dan Coody
· Fordyce Mayor William C. Lyon
· Forrest City Mayor Gordon McCoy
· Harrison Mayor Pat Moles
· Helena-West Helena Mayor James Valley
· Lonoke Mayor Wayne McGee
· Madison Mayor Bobby Hardrick
· Marked Tree Mayor Dixon Chandler
· Mena Mayor George McKee
· Mountain View Mayor Jim Cash
· Siloam Springs Mayor M.L. Van Poucke Jr.
· Springdale Mayor Jerre Van Hoose
· Stuttgart Mayor Marianne Maynard
· White Hall Mayor James “Jitters” Morgan

County judges endorsing the scholarship lottery amendment:
· Benton County Judge Gary Black
· Carroll County Judge Richard Williams
· Columbia County Judge Larry Atkinson
· Desha County Judge Mark McElroy
· Fulton County Judge Charles Willett
· Lonoke County Judge Charlie Troutman
· Perry County Judge True Robinson
· Phillips County Judge Don Gentry
· Poinsett County Judge Doyle Hillis
· Randolph County Judge David Jansen
· Sevier County Judge Dick Tallman
· Van Buren County Judge Robert Bramlett
· Union County Judge Bobby Edmonds