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Union County Judge Bobby Edmonds said on Friday that he supports the lottery amendment that’s being proposed by Arkansas Lieutenant Governor Bill Halter, and he’s happy to be added to the list of 34 other elected officials across the state who’ve also endorsed it.

But that doesn’t mean Edmonds supports gambling — he doesn’t.

It’s a conundrum that many of the state’s elected officials have been faced with since being asked to endorse the proposed amendment, which would repeal the state constitution’s lottery prohibition and authorize the General Assembly to ...