Following the Mississippi House’s passage of a bill to expand gambling, the Mississippi Senate passed legislation Thursday to restrict it.
Mississippi’s path related to gambling experienced a meteoric rise following the establishment of the state lottery back in 2018. That same year, sports betting began at Mississippi’s casinos. While HB 1302 seeks to legalize and generate revenue from online racebooks and sports pools, SB 2510 desires to reinforce their illegality.
The Mississippi Senate’s opposition to mobile sports betting is more clear than in the 2024 legislative session. Then, Mississippi House members favored legalizing mobile sports betting while state senators opposed it. Discussions last year largely stalled amid senate fears that doing so would harm the bottom line of the state’s casinos.
