Mississippi lottery committee plans final meeting

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music* — Sun, 12 Nov 2017 10:28:15 GMT

I have just learned that Mississippi is the least expensive State to retire in. Hawaii and CA are the first and second most expensive.

Comment #6

CDanaT — Mon, 30 Oct 2017 19:20:54 GMT

Nothing as far as I know. I just don't go to those states

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Ron5995 — Mon, 30 Oct 2017 14:35:45 GMT

In my view, it comes down to protecting casino revenue. Simple as that. On a related note, Mississippi has many more casinos than I thought. Seems over-saturated already, which, presumably, compounds the fear of the casino industry has towards losing even a little revenue to a new MS lottery.

Another consideration, as pointed out in the article, is the operating costs of a lottery verses profit isn't as big as many would imagine for a low population, economically challenged state like Mississ... [ More ]

Comment #4

Bleudog101 — Mon, 30 Oct 2017 13:11:20 GMT

What's wrong with playing lottery in my home state of Massachusetts? They have tons of winners there

Comment #3

music* — Mon, 30 Oct 2017 12:34:19 GMT

When Mississippians look Westward and see a winning ticket in Power Ball worth $191 million won in Louisiana they must feel something. Do they feel left out? It could have been won in Mississippi!!

Could the winner be from Mississippi who was traveling across State lines to play PB

Comment #2

CDanaT — Sun, 29 Oct 2017 16:27:33 GMT

If Miss. does accept their idea to be involved with a state lottery to include PB/MM...... Think we might see an increase of odds in both of those games ????

I know when I go to other states to visit or pass through when traveling, I do stop and pick up a scratcher or 2 and a PB/MM ticket. (Except - CA/OR/WA/NY/NJ/CT/MA

Comment #1

music* — Sun, 29 Oct 2017 14:37:43 GMT

In the early 1990s, Mississippians voiced their support for a lottery. Why can they not vote for it Statewide?

The truth about a lottery funding education should be told. It has little effect on the whole budget for education. It helps a little but only a little.

At least the funds will not be going down the black hole of general funding of government.

Arkansas might have a lot of winners and that is where the other $315 million is going.

Mississippi lottery committee plans final meeting

Lottery Post — Sun, 29 Oct 2017 13:26:21 GMT

What is expected to be the final meeting of House Speaker Philip Gunn's lottery study committee is scheduled for Nov. 16 at the Mississippi Capitol.

Gunn formed the study committee in April in response to efforts in the House to pass lottery legislation.

After the November meeting, the plan is for legislative staff to compile the information garnered by the nine-member committee into a report to be presented to the Mississippi House before the 2018 session starts in January. The study comm... [ More ]