Mississippi lottery panel visits neighboring states to garner information

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Todd — Mon, 26 Jun 2017 10:09:05 GMT

It's a copy and paste from the Maryland Lottery website.

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noise-gate — Mon, 26 Jun 2017 02:43:42 GMT

Perhaps you could do these politicians a favor G, by forwarding this information over to Huddleston Co.You just might turn out to be a local hero.

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grwurston — Sun, 25 Jun 2017 23:19:31 GMT

Maybe they should have talked to the Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Agency.

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In FY2016 (July 1, 2015 June 30, 2016), Maryland Lottery and Gaming contributed an all-time record of more than $1.079 billion to the State of Maryland to support good causes such as the Maryland Education Trust Fund; public health and safety; small-, minority- and women-owned businesses; horse racing; veterans organizations; and more. Lottery ticket sales generated $569.8 million for the

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noise-gate — Sun, 25 Jun 2017 21:22:41 GMT

l for one am not in the least surprised by these politicians actions. They want to give the appearance of knowing what they doing. Case in point: A dentist who was allowed, was sued for a bad breast reduction in Seattle a few years ago.

The question could be asked, why are dental surgeons allowed to perform breast reduction surgery considering that it is not their field of expertise, and the answer is/was it's not against the law. These politicians who know nothing about the lottery, and come... [ More ]

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music* — Sun, 25 Jun 2017 15:59:04 GMT

I agree with Todd and rcbbuckeye. I hope that they are reading Lottery Post www.lotterypost.com and www.usamega.com

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rcbbuckeye — Sun, 25 Jun 2017 15:51:03 GMT

After I read the article my thought was those folks were really clueless. Also, I'm surprised they didn't visit states that have very successful lotteries such as Texas, and New York.

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Todd — Sun, 25 Jun 2017 14:11:13 GMT

I must say, I am mystified by the way Mississippi is going about starting a lottery (or not).

Having a panel investigate neighboring states is a great idea, but staffing the panel with legislators who have absolutely no knowledge of lotteries and how they work is baffling.

One would think they would take the time to do a little research on their own before traveling to other states. You know, so they could maybe ask some informed questions.

Probably the most frightening quote in this s... [ More ]

Mississippi lottery panel visits neighboring states to garner information

Lottery Post — Sun, 25 Jun 2017 13:55:35 GMT

Trips to neighboring states to observe their lottery operations have shed light on the types of decisions that must be made should Mississippi opt to enact a lottery, two Northeast Mississippi legislators recently said.

Reps. Mac Huddleston, R-Pontotoc, and Nick Bain, D-Corinth, made trips to Little Rock last week as members of a task force created by House Speaker Philip Gunn, R-Clinton, to study the issues surrounding the lottery. Other members of the committee made a similar trip to Baton