lottery

Mega Millions and Powerball tickets go live

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

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

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…

2 men accused of gluing winning numbers onto lotto ticket

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…

What you need to know about the lottery

The Mississippi Lottery Corporation presented everything we need to know about the lottery coming soon. The first order of business was to move the launch date up to November 25th, a week earlier than the original launch date of December…

What you need to know about the lottery

We are getting closer to being able to play the lottery right here in Mississippi. News 25’s Victoria Bailey is in Biloxi with the Mississippi Lottery Corporation with more on what you need to know about this new attraction.

Powerball and Mega Millions tickets available in January

It’s now a safe bet for the addition of a lottery in our state as the Mississippi Lottery Corporation announced today Powerball and Mega Millions tickets will be available come January 30th next year. This shortly after the announcement of…

Scratch-off lottery tickets to go on sale in November

The Mississippi Lottery Corporation announced today that lottery scratch-off tickets will go on sale November 25th. In anticipation, the corporation has started mailing acceptance letters to the first approved lottery retailers. Letters will continue to be mailed as more retailers…

The lottery is making its way to Mississippi

By the end of this year, Mississippi will throw its hat into the lottery game. According to the Mississippi Lottery Corporation, December 1st is the expected date to start offering lottery scratch-off tickets. Retailers interested in selling lottery tickets, including…