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Bennett: Mississippi has a lottery; it just needs to be enacted

by Frank Brown Published: May 9,2013

Tags: 2013 Southern Gaming Summit, BILOXI, GULFPORT, lottery, Mississippi, Mississippi Business Journal, Richard Bennett

From the Southern Gaming Summit in Biloxi, here’s what state Rep. Richard Bennett, chairman of the House gaming committee says about the state’s stance on lotteries. “A lot of people don’t realize that in 1992, there was a referendum for a lottery in Mississippi and it passed, and they amended the constitution. So it’s legal [...] [...]

Gaming chair to hold hearing on proposals for lottery

by Associated Press Published: October 16,2012

Tags: bill, committee, gambling, gaming, hearing, law, lawmaker, legislation, legislative, legislator, Legislature, lottery, state government

JACKSON — The chairman of the House Gaming Committee says he will hold an initial fact-finding committee hearing sometime within the next three or four weeks to look at proposals for a state lottery in Mississippi. Rep. Richard Bennett, a Republican from Long Beach, tells the Clarion-Ledger many people have asked about a lottery and [...] [...]

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