AR Lottery Chief's $324K Salary Approved
By: KARK 4 News
Updated: July 15, 2009
The newly named Executive Director of the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery will make $324,000 a year.
Ernie Passailaigue's salary was approved this morning by the Arkansas Lottery Commission Legislative Oversight Committee, during a meeting at the State Capitol.
The committee was authorized to go another $30,000 higher for Passailaigue's salary, but settled on the $324,000 figure.
Passailaigue comes to Arkansas after running the South Carolina Education Lottery.
He was hired for the job on Friday and starts on July 1.
Ernie Passailaigue's salary was approved this morning by the Arkansas Lottery Commission Legislative Oversight Committee, during a meeting at the State Capitol.
The committee was authorized to go another $30,000 higher for Passailaigue's salary, but settled on the $324,000 figure.
Passailaigue comes to Arkansas after running the South Carolina Education Lottery.
He was hired for the job on Friday and starts on July 1.
