by Michael Molter | Mar 24, 2025 9:45 am | Revenue
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...
by Jerad Paparella | Jan 24, 2022 1:43 pm | Legal
South Dakota has introduced Senate Joint Resolution 502, a resolution that would place state-regulated mobile sportsbooks on the ballot in 2022. Mississippi is similarly looking to expand their sports betting industry to include mobile sportsbooks after introducing HB...
by Christina Monroe | Feb 1, 2020 9:40 pm | Sports Betting
Residents of Tennessee remain without a sportsbook to gamble on the Super Bowl. Neighboring states of Mississippi and Arkansas both offer sports betting options for Tennesseans. Plenty of options lie within these two states for the sports betting communities in the...
by Michael Molter | Sep 19, 2019 5:25 pm | Revenue
Nearly 47% of the August betting handle in Mississippi came from baseball betting alone. Bettors on football in Mississippi did quite poorly, equating to over 62% of all sports betting revenue. The sportsbooks posted their highest hold percentage (14.51%) since March...
by Michael Molter | Aug 1, 2019 12:15 pm | Sports Betting
Mississippi sportsbooks have kept $30.5 million in revenue (pre-tax contributions) since the August 1, 2018 launch. A four-percent tax is given to the cities that host the sportsbooks, and the Tunica region is in need of the funds. Sam’s Town Casino is planning a...
