Chapter
Alyce G. Clarke Mississippi Lottery Law
- Miss. Code Ann. § 27-115-1— Short title
- Miss. Code Ann. § 27-115-3— Legislative intent
- Miss. Code Ann. § 27-115-5— Definitions
- Miss. Code Ann. § 27-115-7— State lottery created; Mississippi Lottery Corporation created
- Miss. Code Ann. § 27-115-9— Mississippi Lottery Corporation Board of Directors; membership; terms; meetings
- Miss. Code Ann. § 27-115-11— Appointment of president of the corporation; approval or rejection of nomination by Governor
- Miss. Code Ann. § 27-115-13— Corporation records deemed public records; exceptions
- Miss. Code Ann. § 27-115-15— Duties of the board
- Miss. Code Ann. § 27-115-17— Prohibited games; administrative rules and regulations for the conduct of lottery games and operations; hearings for violations of chapter; relation to Mississippi Gaming Commission
- Miss. Code Ann. § 27-115-19— Powers and duties of corporation; immunity from liability
- Miss. Code Ann. § 27-115-21— Powers and duties of president of the corporation
- Miss. Code Ann. § 27-115-23— Intelligence sharing, reciprocal use or restricted use agreements with the federal government, law enforcement agencies, lottery regulation agencies, gaming enforcement agencies of other jurisdictions authorized; exemption from Mississippi Public Records Act of records, documents, information obtained as a result
- Miss. Code Ann. § 27-115-25— Employment of attorney by board authorized
- Miss. Code Ann. § 27-115-27— Commercial advertising on lottery tickets authorized; nature of advertising to be provided by administrative rules and regulations
- Miss. Code Ann. § 27-115-29— Corporation personnel program
- Miss. Code Ann. § 27-115-31— Background check on applicants for employment by corporation required
- Miss. Code Ann. § 27-115-33— Appeals of vendors, retailers, or persons aggrieved by actions of corporation president or decisions of board
- Miss. Code Ann. § 27-115-35— Bond for protection of corporation; other surety in lieu of bond; annual review of bond
- Miss. Code Ann. § 27-115-37— Bulk sale of lottery tickets by retailer, bulk purchase by investment syndicate, investment group, etc., prohibited
- Miss. Code Ann. § 27-115-39— Toll-free telephone number of compulsive or problem gambling referral or information service organizations to be printed on lottery tickets
- Miss. Code Ann. § 27-115-41— Publication of quarterly and annual financial statements
- Miss. Code Ann. § 27-115-43— Proceeds of certain lottery prizes subject to state and federal income tax withholding laws; withholding of attachments, garnishments or executions; verification of validity of winning tickets; payment of prizes; unclaimed prize money; persons prohibited from purchasing tickets or claiming prizes
- Miss. Code Ann. § 27-115-45— Coordination with Department of Human Services to withhold lottery prizes of persons who have outstanding child support arrearages; coordination with state agencies to withhold lottery prizes of persons who have outstanding debts owed state
- Miss. Code Ann. § 27-115-47— Prize awarded in deferred annuity payments may be voluntarily assigned to a person other than the winner under certain circumstances and with judicial approval
- Miss. Code Ann. § 27-115-49— Contracts for major procurements
- Miss. Code Ann. § 27-115-51— Deposit of monies received from sale of lottery tickets into corporate operating account; investment of monies in corporate operating account; Lottery Proceeds Fund established; transfer of net proceeds from corporate operating account to Lottery Proceeds Fund
- Miss. Code Ann. § 27-115-53— Acceptance and expenditure of monies; corporation intended to be self-sustaining and self-funded
- Miss. Code Ann. § 27-115-55— Selection of lottery retailers; disqualifying factors
- Miss. Code Ann. § 27-115-57— Lottery retailer contract not transferable or assignable; issuance and public display of lottery retailer certificate
- Miss. Code Ann. § 27-115-59— Lottery retailer to post bond or letter of credit
- Miss. Code Ann. § 27-115-61— Contracting with retailers; contract contents; cancellation, denial, revocation, suspension, rejection of renewal, or termination of lottery retailer contract
- Miss. Code Ann. § 27-115-63— Proceeds from lottery ticket sales received by retailer to be trust fund
- Miss. Code Ann. § 27-115-65— Sales and sale price of tickets; gifting tickets
- Miss. Code Ann. § 27-115-67— Display of signs on licensed premises providing toll-free telephone number of compulsive or problem gambling referral or information service organizations
- Miss. Code Ann. § 27-115-69— Purchase, lease or lease-purchase of goods, services necessary to effectuate lottery; investigation of prospective lottery system vendors; requisite vendor disclosures; prohibited contracts; posting of performance bond or letter of credit by vendor; contract to include provision for payment of liquidated damages; contracts to be governed by Mississippi law
- Miss. Code Ann. § 27-115-71— Criminal background investigation of potential vendors; criminal background and credit investigations of potential employees
- Miss. Code Ann. § 27-115-73— Sale of lottery tickets to or purchase by persons under the age of twenty-one prohibited; responsibility of lottery retailers to verify age of purchaser; penalties
- Miss. Code Ann. § 27-115-75— Prohibited acts; penalties
- Miss. Code Ann. § 27-115-77— Employment of former board members or corporation officers by vendors of the corporation within one year after termination of service with corporation prohibited; exceptions; administration of provisions of section by State Ethics Commission
- Miss. Code Ann. § 27-115-79— Skimming of lottery proceeds; penalties
- Miss. Code Ann. § 27-115-81— Possession of illegal lottery devices prohibited; material false statement; material false entry in record submitted to corporation; penalties for violation
- Miss. Code Ann. § 27-115-83— Illegal lottery devices; definitions; confiscation
- Miss. Code Ann. § 27-115-85— Allocation of revenues
- Miss. Code Ann. § 27-115-87— Corporation division heads, employees are public servants
- Miss. Code Ann. § 27-115-89— Reports; annual audit by independent auditor
- Miss. Code Ann. § 27-115-91— Informational submission of annual operating budget to Joint Legislative Budget Commission