Powerball, Mega Millions tickets go on sale Thursday
People throughout Mississippi can try their luck at massive jackpot games like the Powerball and Mega Millions for the first time Thursday, starting at 3 a.m.
Despite glitches, scratch-off sales see strong start
State Line Express, a convenience store/gas station on Highway 12 in north Lowndes County, is just a couple hundred feet from the Alabama state line.
Jackpot! Lottery tickets on sale for 1st time in Mississippi
Mississippi residents don’t have to leave the state to buy lottery tickets anymore.
Mississippi Lottery aims for Dec. 1 start of ticket sales
A new Mississippi Lottery could start selling scratch-off tickets Dec. 1.
Mississippi lottery board adopts rules on ethics and records
The governing board for the upcoming Mississippi Lottery is setting rules for ethics and public records.
Mississippi lottery could start selling tickets in late 2019
The new Mississippi Lottery could start selling tickets sometime during the final half of this year, a board member for the Mississippi Lottery Corporation said Monday.
Revenue officer: No sales tax on Mississippi lottery tickets
Mississippi is preparing to start a lottery in the next few months, and the state revenue commissioner says people will not have to pay sales tax to play the game of chance.
Governor names 5 to new Mississippi Lottery Corp. board
Gov. Phil Bryant is naming three businesspeople, a lobbyist and a longtime educator to the board that will oversee creation and operation of a Mississippi lottery.
Lottery, education are focuses of legislative forum
A new lottery and public education spending dominated Starkville forum where four local legislators spoke about the results of last month’s special legislative session.
Mississippi lawmakers approve bill to create a state lottery
The Mississippi House reversed itself Tuesday and passed a bill to create a state lottery in the Bible Belt state where churches have long opposed it.
Lottery bill passes Mississippi Senate but falters in House
Mississippi legislators split late Monday on whether to create a state lottery, leaving uncertainty about what will happen.
Our View: Vote on lottery may have been a smack-down to Republican bosses
When the Mississippi House of Representatives voted against a state lottery Monday evening, it sent shockwaves throughout the Capitol and left everyone searching for the answer to a simple question: Why?
Charlie Mitchell: Lottery is the holy grail in the art of taxation
Jean-Baptiste Colbert was finance minister for French monarch Louis XIV. His best quote: “The art of taxation consists in so plucking the goose as to obtain the largest possible amount of feathers with the smallest possible amount of hissing.”
Mississippi Voices: Proposed lottery corporation removes all safeguards against cronyism
The legislature is about to create a $30 million a year slush fund for Gov. Phil Bryant at this special session.
Mississippi lottery bill advances, but more work remains
Mississippi could be inching closer to creating a lottery and leaving the list of six states that don’t offer the game of chance.
Lottery and aid to localities advance in special session
Mississippi is closer to having a state lottery and diverting existing tax money, all to improve roads and bridges.
Bryant eyes lottery, taxes on internet sales for road money
Gov. Phil Bryant told reporters Thursday that he’s still exploring a special legislative session to provide more state money for Mississippi’s roads and bridges.
Mississippi lawmakers could debate creation of a lottery
Mississippi residents for years have been crossing into Louisiana, Arkansas and Tennessee to buy lottery tickets.
Mississippi group will study lottery but not take a stand
A study group will gather facts about lotteries in other states but won’t make a recommendation either for or against creating a game of chance in Mississippi, its leader says.
Gov. Bryant: No lottery in special session
Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant says he won’t ask lawmakers to consider a lottery during a special session next month.