Mississippi lawmakers introduced HB 519 to allow casino operators to offer mobile sports betting alongside their physical locations. The bill grants one online license per casino with a tiered tax structure ranging from 4-8% based on monthly revenue. A separate measure, SB 2104, seeks to … Read more
Harrah’s Gulf Coast in Biloxi was the location of 30 winning wagers on Terry Rozier props minutes before the NBA guard left a 2023 game with an injury. BILOXI, Miss. — A wave of suspicious NBA prop bets placed at Harrah’s Gulf Coast casino in … Read more
Mississippi sportsbooks have taken in $3,021,531,031 in legal sports bets since their August 2018 launch. The industry has generated over $327 million in revenue and $39.3 million in tax benefits. Betting surged in early years, but the annual handle declined from 2022 to 2024, with … Read more
Mississippi has passed HB 606, which will create a taskforce to study online sports betting in Mississippi. The study will conclude on December 15, 2023, and reports are to be made public. Vermont is another state that created a study bill for online betting and … Read more
According to a report released by the Mississippi Gaming Commission, Mississippi’s sportsbooks turned over about $10 million more in January than in December. Despite this increase in month-over-month handle, revenue is down over 28% compared to January 2021, partially as a result of a lower … Read more
• Sportsbooks in Mississippi saw $36.1 million wagered on sports in May. • Sports betting activity is up 9.7% month over month while revenue saw a slight dip. JACKSON, Miss. – The sports betting market in Mississippi saw a big jump in betting handle in … Read more
Mississippi sports betting handle has dropped 34.9% in April. This can be attributed to the end of the college basketball betting season. Mississippi also saw a 17.9% decrease in sports betting revenue. JACKSON, Miss. – Mississippi suffered major losses in both sports betting handle and … Read more
The betting handle in Mississippi surpasses $50.5 million in March. This is a 5.7% increase month over month. This is also a 707.4% increase year over year. JACKSON, Miss. – Sports betting fans in Mississippi were active in March, raising the betting handle and revenue … Read more
Mississippi collected just $47.8 million in betting handle in February. This is a 29.4% decline from the record set in January. Most wagers game from those betting on basketball. JACKSON, Miss. – Sports betting in Mississippi saw a slight decline in activity, despite Super Bowl … Read more
Three bills that would have made mobile sports betting in Mississippi legal have died out in committee. Mississippi has seen a surge in their revenue from their retail sports gaming industry in 2020 making the need for additional ways to wager seem superfluous to lawmakers … Read more
Sports betting fans in Mississippi wagered for a combined $67.7 million. This is the highest single-month sports betting handle since launch. Mississippi still has not launched fully mobile sports betting. JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi sports betting market has continued to see major growth, accumulating … Read more
Sports betting revenue hit $7.8 million in December, a 123.1% increase year over year. Over $55.3 million was wagered on sports in December. Football remains the most wagered on sport in the state. JACKSON, Miss. – Mississippi continues to see major growth in its local … Read more