Mississippi hires experienced executive for its new lottery

Comment #15

noise-gate — Mon, 13 May 2019 04:42:24 GMT

Shaheen said..

We'll work at a pace to get it started off as quickly as possible because the sooner we get started, the more money that is for roads and bridges.

In the meantime...

..all l need is a winning lottery ticket! Tenn, AL, here l come.

Comment #14

Stack47 — Sun, 12 May 2019 04:12:46 GMT

Not knocking seniors, but he is 66 and it's not like there are many others with similar experience.

Comment #13

Hermanus104 — Sun, 12 May 2019 03:32:03 GMT

They'll probably start with just Powerball and Mega Millions, but I think they'll add 3-ball, 4-ball, and a 5/39 game. Given the tendency of surrounding states, I think Mississippi will use RNGs--and I hope I am wrong about that--for daily 3-ball and 4-ball games that will expand to 13 drawings per week by 2026 and a nightly 5/39-type game.

Comment #12

Artist77 — Sat, 11 May 2019 02:03:49 GMT

It is fairly common for mid and high level executives to move around. It looked like he was broadening his experience each time. Some expect to move around every 2-3 years. You can typically command a higher salary with his varied list of jobs. The moves were lateral or higher up. I do not see anything unusual.

Comment #11

partlycloudy07 — Sat, 11 May 2019 01:37:31 GMT

he is what we call a job hopper pretty soon ole miss will be living the dream

Comment #10

Big Joey — Fri, 10 May 2019 00:53:51 GMT

RNG drawings benefits the state, swirling ball drawings benefits the player. I have seen this over, over again. The difference is clear between, RNG, Balls.

Comment #9

Bleudog101 — Thu, 09 May 2019 15:09:01 GMT

Grumpy grouper (me) would cross the river to rarely play Hoosier lotto. It is up to $36 million now. Stopped playing when I read about it being an RNG game.

Comment #8

Big Joey — Thu, 09 May 2019 01:04:07 GMT

I hope they use ball drawings for state based games. To make things different from the Louisiana Lottery.

Comment #7

cottoneyedjoe — Wed, 08 May 2019 22:13:44 GMT

Good point. I should have clarified to say in-state games. They'll probably offer Pick 3, Pick 4 and something like a 5/39 game along with the multi-state games. I can see them going either way with balls vs PRNGs. Ball drawing equipment and live televised drawings are more expensive and labor-intensive, but televised drawings are good advertising and there's less risk of a fiasco like in NM, where the pick 4 could only pick singles. But computer PRNGs are cheaper and quicker to get up and runni... [ More ]

Comment #6

music* — Wed, 08 May 2019 21:40:34 GMT

A fortune cookie incident. Where 110 players played the same numbers that were inside their fortune cookies. At first the Lottery Organization suspected fraud but the investigator found the truth. A very rare event.

I would think that insurance may be purchased before any game is played.

Comment #5

noise-gate — Wed, 08 May 2019 21:38:52 GMT

Shaheen s resume for experience is impressive, what l wonder is how successful was he in those positions he formerly held. He sure moved around a lot didn t he

Comment #4

Stack47 — Wed, 08 May 2019 18:41:53 GMT

Good question, but some new lotteries joined multi-state games without offering any state only games. They might not even start out with pick-3 or pick-4 games.

The worst for any new lottery would be to have a fortune cookie incident and be out $millions a week after they start selling tickets.

Comment #3

Bleudog101 — Wed, 08 May 2019 18:12:19 GMT

If they use Cash 4 Life, Lucky 4 Life, Powerball or Megamillions they are all ball games so they don't get a choice for those four wonderful lotteries

Comment #2

cottoneyedjoe — Wed, 08 May 2019 17:59:34 GMT

I wonder if they will go with balls or computer PRNGs.

Comment #1

Bleudog101 — Wed, 08 May 2019 15:31:45 GMT

A positive step forward.

Alabama, though your lottery may up for vote---pay attention

Mississippi hires experienced executive for its new lottery

Lottery Post — Wed, 08 May 2019 14:26:38 GMT

The Mississippi Lottery Corporation announced Wednesday that it is hiring an experienced executive as its first president.

Thomas N. Shaheen, 66, begins June 1 and will oversee operations as Mississippi prepares to join most other states in offering scratch-off tickets and other game of chance.

In an interview on Tuesday in Jackson, Shaheen said Mississippi could start selling lottery tickets by the end of this year.

We'll work at a pace to get it started off as quickly as possible bec... [ More ]