Mississippians anxious to start playing lottery

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noise-gate — Sun, 21 Oct 2018 17:23:33 GMT

With both MM PB being this high, the last thing they want to be asked is How are you guys going to handle your lottery? They probably thinking, we should have had this lottery thing up and running years ago.

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cbr$ — Sun, 21 Oct 2018 16:56:23 GMT

This is about to be real interesting. The true is everyone is waiting just to see how they handle their lottery.

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PrisonerSix — Fri, 19 Oct 2018 02:52:55 GMT

Looks like the Louisiana Lottery will be losing business. When Powerball broke $1billion, there were long lines at the stores on our eastern border.

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sweetie7398 — Fri, 05 Oct 2018 01:10:53 GMT

Good Luck

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ressuccess — Sat, 08 Sep 2018 15:41:30 GMT

Once the state lotto starts playing then I say good luck and I hope they win the jackpot

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noise-gate — Fri, 31 Aug 2018 17:30:53 GMT

Sure they anxious to start, but in the meantime, it will not stop those who have been going out of state to purchase their tickets, from doing so. It doesn't hurt to have relatives in neighboring states, from helping out till Mississippi gets their game up to speed.

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billybucks — Fri, 31 Aug 2018 11:44:43 GMT

for crying out loud just start it in two weeks or so. there will be some corruption no matter how long you wait to implement it. start off with a gaggle of 1.00 and 2.00 scratch tickets and then add a daily numbers game and go from there. every week add another game or announce the joining of a multi-state game. keep the state's people on their toes wondering what game will they add this week. stimulates interest and sales.

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music* — Fri, 31 Aug 2018 06:55:17 GMT

The crumbling highways and bridges in other States are making the news. Perfect timing for the Mississippi lottery.

Timing is everything in politics. Congratulations to the lottery players there.

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TheMeatman2005 — Fri, 31 Aug 2018 01:57:48 GMT

Anyone taking bets on how fast they start making arrests for lottery ticket thefts and fraud in Mississippi?

If you build it, they will come

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Bleudog101 — Fri, 31 Aug 2018 01:20:55 GMT

Todd,

Been waiting all day for this news!

Of course I want IGT to manage their lottery.

I don't think MM PB jackpots will increase any faster with them in the mix, but glad for them to play @ home vs another state.

Mississippians anxious to start playing lottery

Lottery Post — Fri, 31 Aug 2018 01:13:32 GMT

Mississippians are anxious to start playing lottery. State leaders said the first lottery tickets could go on sale in six months.

We'll get the scratch-offs and the state lotteries fairly soon once they get the board in place and pick the director, State Sen. Philip Moran, a Republican from Harrison County, said.

The board will have five members.

I've got a board to appoint and it's going to be a very deliberate, methodical process of picking just the right people, Gov. Phil Bryant sa... [ More ]