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Mega Millions and Powerball tickets go live

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People throughout our state can now try their luck at massive jackpots with Mega Millions and Powerball tickets now being sold for their first time. The days of driving across state lines to get your Mega Millions and Powerball tickets…

Mississippi Lottery Corp. makes first transfer

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Our state is already parlaying money from lottery tickets sales. Scratch-off tickets went on sale here in Mississippi back on November 25th of last year. The first day of scratch-off ticket sales alone reeled in more than $2 million for…

Mega Millions and Powerball coming to Scarlet Pearl Casino

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Scarlet Pearl Casino Resort will begin selling Powerball and Mega Millions lottery tickets at Scarlet’s Treasures. Powerball will draw on Wednesdays and Saturdays and Mega Millions will draw on Tuesdays and Fridays with both jackpots starting at $40 million. Mississippi…

Fake scratch-off lottery ticket. Source: Flowood Police Department.

2 men accused of gluing winning numbers onto lotto ticket

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By Associated Press FLOWOOD, Miss. (AP) — Authorities in Mississippi say two men attempted to scam the state lottery commission by submitting a losing ticket that had the winning numbers glued onto it. News outlets report 47-year-old Odis Latham and…

Mississippi Lottery Introduces $10 Scratch-Off Game

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The Mississippi Lottery Corporation (MLC) announced today four new scratch-off games will be available at all retailer locations Tuesday, January 7. MLC’s first $10 game will be included in the new round. The new games include: $1—Love Y’all: Approximate overall…

Winning scratch-off at Scarlet Pearl

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The Scarlet Pearl Casino and a Mobile man are celebrating a big win after a scratch-off lottery ticket parlays into a big payout. William C. from Mobile, Alabama recently won $20,000 off a $2 Mississippi Lottery 777’s scratch-off ticket. The…

Lottery sales bring in more than $8M

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The Mississippi Lottery Corporation announced the sales for the first week which brought in $8,932,200 resulting in approximately $1.9 million for roads and bridges around the state. MLC President Tom Shaheen said the top five selling counties for the week…

Lottery sales impacting City of Lucedale

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While our three coastal county's convenience stores have seen a steady flow of residents buying scratch-off lottery tickets today, the sales stretch throughout the state including the remaining cities in our six southern counties. Lucedale Mayor Darwin Nelson dropped by…

Scratch-off ticket sales begin today in Mississippi

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It’s a historic day for our state as it marks the start of scratch-off lottery ticket sales. Lotto fever was high at the Stop and Geaux in Gulfport for the first day of scratch-off ticket sales in the state. Some…

Scratch off tickets available soon at the Scarlet Pearl

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With the lottery heading to Mississippi in just a week, the Scarlet Pearl Casino Resort is ready to throw its hat into this game of chance. On November 25th at 5 a.m. Coast residents and visitors can pick up scratch…