Mississippi, one of the few US states without a lottery, has seen a number of bills introduced in the first day of the new legislative session to establish the Mississippi Lottery for Education.
Two bills, HB74 and HB136, have been introduced by Representative Alys Clarke. HB74 is designed to facilitate the launch of a lottery by calling for a state-wide vote on the proposal. Should the bill be passed, state residents would be asked to vote on establishing the [...]