Mississippi tries yet again to legalize online sports betting

Lawmakers are attempting for the fifth time to push a bill through that would allow online sports betting in Mississippi.  House Bill 606 has been sponsored by Representative Eure and seeks amendments to Section 97-33-1, Mississippi Code of 1972. It seeks to ‘legalize online betting, gaming and wagering on sporting events, athletic events and events […]

Ollie Ring  •  17 Jan 2023
Mississippi sports betting handle doubles to US$43m in September

Mississippi sports betting handle was bounced back from a poor August and September to see over 100% month-on-month growth in reaching US43.141m for September. With NBA resuming at the end of September, it would be unsurprising to see October climb above again. The result, however, was down year-on-year with handle decreasing from US$54.836m in August 2021. […]

Neil Roarty  •  21 Oct 2022