Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant has given lawmaker on Thursday a last-minute prodding for them to enact a lottery bill, which he said will generate the state an annual multi-million revenue.

The Ledger-Enquirer reported that the pro-lottery governor made a last ditch attempt to convince both members of the House and the Senate to enact a lottery as tax collections continue to fall short of expectations.

Earlier this week, the cash-strapped state made its third round of spending cuts since the budget year started July 1.

“When you’re looking at some of the challenges that we’re having and you see a revenue bill that would generate somewhere between 50 and 60 million dollars — just an estimate — I think that’s something that needs to be taken seriously by the members of both the House and the Senate,” Bryant said, according to the news website.