4, 2021: The Mississippi House Gaming Committee, led by its chair, Casey Eure, announces it is working on a new mobile betting app bill that would legalize online wagering statewide by early 2022. 12, 2021: BetMGM confirms the launch of its mobile app at MGM Resorts International’s Beau Rivage in Biloxi, providing bettors with two destinations to access the sports betting platform. Cedric Burnett introduced online sports betting bill HB 184 in the Mississippi Legislature, which allows online sports betting (under the control of gaming license holders) and wagering on esports competitions. The Act would legalize online sports betting and pari-mutuel wagering on horse races in MS. Philip Moran introduces SB 2462 - The Mississippi Mobile Sports Pool And Race Book Wagering Act. There will be no mobile wagering in MS in 2022. 1, 2022: HB 184 is among four sports betting bills to die in committee. The Fubo Sportsbook is live in two states ( Arizona, Iowa) but has reached agreements with 10 state regulators.įeb. 10, 2022: Fubo Gaming announces it has struck a market access deal to operate in Mississippi, pending regulatory approval and the legalization of mobile sports betting in MS. June 15, 2022: The Mississippi Gaming Commission (MGC) reports a May sports betting handle of $29.2 million, its lowest monthly total since August 2021.įeb. 1, 2023: The Mississippi House appropriations committee approves an amended bill ( HB-606) that would create an 11-member Mississippi sports betting Task Force. 24: Members of Mississippi's 'Mobile-Online Sports Betting Task Force' met with local representatives from the gaming industry to discuss the future of a legal online sports betting market.įeb. 28, 2023: iGaming appears to be a non-starter in the state's legalization plan after Mississippi's 'Mobile-Online Sports Betting Task Force' received concerns from local physical gaming operators. 3, 2023: DraftKings is set to launch a new retail sportsbook at the Golden Nugget in Biloxi, Mississippi, in January 2024. 15, 2023: The Mississippi Mobile Sports Betting Task Force releases a report detailing potential tax returns from legal online sports betting.ĭec.

Here’s some background on the Magnolia State’s march to legal sports betting:ĭec.

One of the first states to legalize retail sports betting in 2018, Mississippi lawmakers have taken a much more deliberate approach to grow the state’s online betting market.

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