Category Archives: Lottery News

2021 Regional Gaming Highlights

Alabama In 2020, Governor Kay Ivey appointed a Gaming Task Force to study the feasibility of legalizing gaming in Alabama. Since voters rejected the last attempt in 1999 to amend the Alabama constitutional prohibition on gambling, numerous attempts to pass gaming legislation have failed. But with the proliferation of gaming in surrounding states, bingo casinos … Continue Reading

2019 Regional Gaming Highlights

By J. Kelly Duncan, Tommy Shepherd and Zach Branson on December 18, 2019 Posted in Casino Gaming, Lottery, Lottery News, Skill-based Gaming, Sports Betting, Sports Wagering, Tribal Gaming

As 2019 comes to an end, we’ve taken the opportunity to round up happenings in gaming throughout the Southeast.… Continue Reading

2019 Mississippi Milestones

By Tommy Shepherd and Zach Branson on December 18, 2019 Posted in Casino Gaming, Government Regulation, Lottery, Lottery News, Sports Betting

We took a deeper dive into Mississippi’s milestones throughout 2019 and have listed those highlights below. New Biloxi casino In June, the Mississippi Gaming Commission gave site approval to what will be Biloxi’s ninth casino — Biloxi House — on the site of the former Margaritaville Casino on the Back Bay. The building, off 5th … Continue Reading

Top “Baker’s Dozen” Mississippi Gaming Stories of 2018

By Tommy Shepherd on December 31, 2018 Posted in Casino Gaming, Government Regulation, Lottery News, Mississippi Gaming Commission, Sports Betting, Tribal Gaming

As we round the bend into 2019, we pause to reflect on the top Mississippi gaming stories of 2018. Here is our list: Out of the Shadows and Into the Light. On May 14, 2018, the United States Supreme Court issued its ruling in Christie vs. NCAA, in which the Supreme Court ruled that the … Continue Reading

Mississippi has Passed a Lottery Bill: Now What?

By Tommy Shepherd and Zach Branson on September 5, 2018 Posted in Casino Gaming, Lottery News

On August 31, 2018, Governor Phil Bryant signed legislation authorizing a lottery, removing Mississippi from the list of states without a lottery (now down to five jurisdictions). So, when will Mississippians be able to buy a lottery ticket? Through close analysis of the statute and anticipated procedure, it is possible to get some sense of the … Continue Reading

What will Santa bring for 2018 in Mississippi gaming?

By Tommy Shepherd on December 21, 2017 Posted in Daily Fantasy Sports, Government Regulation, Lottery News, Mississippi Gaming Commission, Sports Wagering

While a lot has happened with regard to the gaming industry in Mississippi in 2017, many questions arise with respect to 2018. Is this the year for the lottery? Lottery proponents for many years have introduced bills for a lottery in Mississippi, only to have such bills die in legislative committees. However, in 2016, the … Continue Reading

Russell Published in American Gaming Lawyer – “With the ‘Eddie Tipton Situation’ Over, What Happens Now?”

By Jones Walker LLP on October 13, 2017 Posted in Casino Gaming, Lottery News

Daniel Russell published an article for American Gaming Lawyer’s Autumn 2017 issue. In his article, “With the ‘Eddie Tipton Situation’ Over, What Happens Now?” Mr. Russell discusses the issues surrounding the Hot Lotto scheme and the direction of the gaming industry with regard to security. The article provides information of the legal ramifications of security breaches and … Continue Reading

It’s All in the Numbers: Chances of a Lottery in Mississippi?

By Tommy Shepherd on June 15, 2017 Posted in Government Regulation, Lottery News, Mississippi Gaming Commission, Skill-based Gaming

For many years, the State of Mississippi had a constitutional prohibition on lotteries. Sec. 98 of the Mississippi Constitution (adopted in 1890) stated as follows: No lottery shall ever be allowed, or be advertised by newspapers, or otherwise, or its tickets be sold in this State; and the legislature shall provide by law for the … Continue Reading

Gaming Expansion in Florida Rests with the Florida Supreme Court

By Jones Walker LLP on June 24, 2016 Posted in Lottery News, Slot Machines, Tribal Gaming

Two issues of profile now are in the hands of Florida’s highest court which could forever change the landscape of Florida’s gaming industry. The first case involves a small horse track in North Florida, Gretna Racing. This quarter horse track located in Gadsden County, Florida applied for a license to operate slot machines after the … Continue Reading

Alabama’s Gaming Climate

By Kirkland E. Reid on March 31, 2016 Posted in Bingo, Lottery News

On November 5, 2015, Governor Robert Bentley issued Executive Order No. 13. This Order restored the “primary responsibility” for enforcing Alabama’s gambling laws to the sheriffs and district attorneys of each county “to be guided by their respective interpretation of the laws of the State of Alabama in their capacity as constitutional officers and officers … Continue Reading

“Misprinted” Lottery Tickets and the Disappointment of a Non-Winning Ticket

By Jones Walker LLP on November 4, 2015 Posted in Lottery News

Anyone who plays the lottery dreams of one day hitting it big, making the call to their boss that they won’t be in tomorrow (or ever again), or buying that fancy car they’ve always had their eye on. For most players, that dream never turns into a reality and the lucky ticket never ends up … Continue Reading