Mississippi § 97-33-77 - Regulation of pull-tabs.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 97-33-77 — Regulation of pull-tabs., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 97-33-77. Regulation of pull-tabs.
No organization, distributor, manufacturer, or any representative thereof, either with knowledge or in circumstances whereunder he reasonably should have known, shall possess, display, put out for play, sell or otherwise furnish to any person any pull-tabs: In which the winning pull-tabs have not been completely and randomly distributed and mixed among all other pull-tabs in the deal; In which the location or approximate location of any of the winning pull-tabs can be determined in advance of opening the pull-tabs in any manner or by any device, including but not limited to any pattern in the manufacture, assembly, or packaging of pull-tabs by the manufacturer, by any markings on the pull-tabs or container, or by the hue of a light; or Which does not conform in any respect to these requirements as to manufacturer, assembly or packaging. A distributor shall not purchase or be furnished any pull-tabs from a manufacturer of pull-tabs unless all of the following conditions are met: The manufacturer’s label or trademark has been registered with the Mississippi Gaming Commission. Each individual pull-tab manufactured has conspicuously set forth on it the name of the manufacturer or a label or trademark which identifies its manufacturer. The pull-tab is of a type approved by the commission for use in Mississippi.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
Frequently Asked Questions About Mississippi § 97-33-77
What does Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 97-33-77 cover?
Section 97-33-77 ("Regulation of pull-tabs.") is part of the Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated, the codified statutory law of Mississippi. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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