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Arkansas lottery bill nearly ready for reviewReply
i agree with you but I think that there should at least be one or two states that don't have a lottery. The reason I say this is because the winners need some place to go where there is no lottery so they can have the ability to live comfortably without people saying hey isn't that John Doe that won $100million at the store down the street. I think the 2 states that should stay lottery-less are Utah and Nevada. To be honest with you I think Alabama will go with Powerball when and if they do d
Feb 6, 2009, 1:15 am - chasingadream - Lottery News

Mississippi Lottery targets Dec. 1 startup dateNews Story
The Mississippi Lottery Corporation says it plans for stores to be selling scratch-off lottery tickets by Dec. 1. That's the target date, said Gerard Gibert, vice chairman of the lottery board. It could be a little before, or a little after we haven't selected the vendors yet... But the plan is to have scratch-offs in as many retailers as possible by Dec. 1. Gibert said the plan is to come out with regular state drawing tickets sometime in the first quarter of 2020, and multi-state ticke
Jun 30, 2019, 8:50 am - Todd - Lottery News

Alabama legislator lobbies for state lotteryReply
Call this one a sticky wicket. Alabama probably also sees a lot of Alabama dollars going to Mississippi casinos on top of bordering state lotteries. These are the states that were / are supposed to never have a lottery: Tennessee - It was thought the Baptists wouldn't allow it. Alabama and Mississippi - Again, 'Bible Belt' - and that was before Msisissippi got casinos. Nevada - The casinos wan't it all, no competetion from a lottery. Hey Nevada, take a look at NJ. Maybe Mississippi s
Dec 10, 2013, 6:35 pm - Coin Toss - Lottery News

Jamaican lottery scam investigation leads to MississippiNews Story
A Jamaican national was arrested in Gulfport, Mississippi, Monday for his role in an alleged Jamaican lottery scam. Damion Aljunior Hill, 33, is in America on a work visa, but now faces two counts of wire fraud. Investigators with the Attorney General's Office Consumer Protection Division said the two alleged victims were told that they had won the lottery, but were required to pay taxes before the award could be made. Monies were then wired to Jamaica. The victims said they received numer
Jun 17, 2013, 9:01 pm - Todd - Lottery News

Florida lottery winners suspect state "system error" is blocking prize payoutsReply
Depending on where your located on the panhandle, you can play the Mississippi, or Georgia Lotteries. Go westward, or northward. Depending on how far you want to drive logistically to play out of state.
May 25, 2024, 11:04 pm - LooneyGambler - Lottery News

Virginia Lottery retailers escalate boycott, halt ALL lottery ticket sales until further noticeReply
Then, those in Virginia can go left, right, or up to the neighboring states to purchase their lottery tickets, just like I had to do in Mississippi before the lottery. You journey to the neighboring states, and buy your lottery tickets there.
May 11, 2024, 6:13 pm - LooneyGambler - Lottery News

Florida couple arrested for attempting to cash lottery ticket taped together to look like $1M winnerReply
Brings back the story of the guys in Mississippi when they started their lottery. They took two losing tickets and tried the same thing.
Apr 23, 2024, 12:54 pm - Bleudog101 - Lottery News

Ryan Mindell appointed Executive Director of Texas LotteryReply
That mugshot doesn't exactly make you want to rush out and buy tickets in that state. A necktie leftover from 1967 and that haircut and only 4 teeth makes me wonder if he isn't really from Mississippi.
Apr 22, 2024, 10:41 am - billybucks - Lottery News

Mississippi Lottery passes $2 billion in gross salesReply
I used to go east to Florida, and then sometimes upwards to Georgia to purchase Powerball, Mega Millions, or Lotto tickets. 45 degrees from Florida into Georgia heading from Biloxi, Mississippi.
Jan 20, 2024, 11:00 am - LooneyGambler - Lottery News

Powerball welcomes 2024 with an $810 million New Year's Day jackpotReply
If it's gonna be anyone other than my family or other lottery posters winning on monday night I hope it goes to say North or South Dakota, Nebraska (so long as it isn't warren Buffett) or Oklahoma or Mississippi or some state not named New York , Texas or California or Florida. You know what I mean.
Dec 31, 2023, 9:55 pm - ShagE3 - Lottery News