Location: Mississippi

03/06/25 3:43 PM

Mississippi lawmakers keep mobile sports betting alive, but it faces roadblock in the Senate

  • Michael Goldberg, Mississippi Today
A panel of House lawmakers kept alive the effort to legalize mobile sports betting in Mississippi, but the bill does not appear to have... more
02/27/25 2:31 PM

Mississippi: Boomtown Casino Biloxi bringing back its popular buffet after 5 years

  • Mary Perez, Sun Herald
A buffet is returning to Boomtown Casino Biloxi for the first time since the pandemic. And yes, it will have crab legs. Biloxi Bay Buffet... more
02/27/25 4:03 AM

Mississippi House committee chair kills bill aimed at building Jackson casino, says votes aren’t there

  • Michael Goldberg, Mississippi Today
A House chairman killed a proposal aimed at attracting developers to build a resort and casino in the city of Jackson moments before the... more
02/26/25 2:39 PM

Mississippi: House committee advances Jackson casino project bill

  • Grant McLaughlin, Mississippi Clarion Ledger
The Mississippi House of Representatives is now poised to debate a bill that would establish state support for a casino resort in Jackson,... more
02/26/25 3:24 AM

Mississippi House panel approves casino tax increase

  • Geoff Pender, Mississippi Today
In an obvious shot at the Senate and at least part of the casino lobby for the state not legalizing online gambling, the House Ways and... more
02/21/25 3:26 AM

OPINION: Mississippi can get it right on mobile sports betting

  • Stephen Kent, Mississippi Clarion Ledger
For the second year in a row, the Mississippi House has advanced legislation to legalize mobile sports betting in the state. House Bill... more
02/20/25 9:29 AM

Mississippi casino revenue up 2.8 percent year-over-year in January

  • Charlotte Capewell, Special to CDC Gaming
Mississippi casinos produced revenues of $185.4 million in January, up 2.8 percent from January 2024 but down 7.7 from December. The... more
02/19/25 3:20 PM

Mississippi Senate gambling bill contradicts House legislation

  • Garret Grove, WJTV
Following the Mississippi House’s passage of a bill to expand gambling, the Mississippi Senate passed legislation Thursday to restrict... more
02/13/25 2:26 PM

Mississippi Senate approves sweepstakes casino ban

  • Zak Thomas-Akoo, Next.io
Senate Bill 2510, which passed the chamber 44-1 in favour, would criminalise internet sweepstakes casinos as a felony, punishable by a... more
02/03/25 9:15 PM

Already legal in casinos, mobile sports betting expansion passes Mississippi House

  • Michael Goldberg, Mississippi Today
The state House approved legislation Monday for the second year in a row to legalize mobile sports betting, a move that puts Mississippi on... more