The Mississippi Gaming Commission has released the agenda for the May meeting to be held on May 21, 2020. Please click here for the agenda.… Continue Reading
On May 15, 2020, the Mississippi Gaming Commission issued its Order Authorizing Reopening (authorizing the reopening of Mississippi casino properties at 8:00 a.m., on Thursday, May 21, 2020) under the limitations described in Industry Letter 2020-01. Please click here to review Industry Letter 2020-01 from the Mississippi Gaming Commission. Please click here to review the … Continue Reading
Even though the casinos in Louisiana and Mississippi continue to be closed under orders from the states’ governors and gaming regulators to address the coronavirus pandemic, we can speculate what a reopened gaming industry might look like in the Deep South once those orders are lifted. Prior to entry into a casino, guests may be … Continue Reading
The Mississippi Gaming Commission has released the agenda for the April meeting to be held on April 16, 2020. Please click here for the agenda.… Continue Reading
With nearly all (980 of 989) commercial and tribal casinos in the United States closed, affecting more than 650,000 directly employed persons during the novel coronavirus shutdown, there are specific sets of issues facing the gaming industry. We summarize some of the more important ones below. Employee Issues Many gaming industry employers have taken one … Continue Reading
The Mississippi Gaming Commission has released the agenda for the March meeting to be held on March 19, 2020. Please click here for the agenda.… Continue Reading
The Mississippi Gaming Commission has released the agenda for the February meeting to be held on February 20, 2020. Please click here for the agenda.… Continue Reading
We took a deeper dive into Mississippi’s milestones throughout 2019 and have listed those highlights below. New Biloxi casino In June, the Mississippi Gaming Commission gave site approval to what will be Biloxi’s ninth casino — Biloxi House — on the site of the former Margaritaville Casino on the Back Bay. The building, off 5th … Continue Reading
The Mississippi Gaming Commission has released the agenda for the December meeting to be held on December 19, 2019. Please click here for the agenda.… Continue Reading
The Mississippi Gaming Commission has released the agenda for the November meeting to be held on November 21, 2019. Please click here for the agenda.… Continue Reading
The Mississippi Gaming Commission has released the agenda for the October meeting to be held on October 17, 2019. Please click here for the agenda.… Continue Reading
The Mississippi Gaming Commission has released the agenda for the September meeting to be held on September 19, 2019. Please click here for the agenda.… Continue Reading
The Mississippi Gaming Commission has released the agenda for the August meeting to be held on August 22, 2019. Please click here for the agenda.… Continue Reading
August 1 marks the first 12 months of legal sports wagering in Mississippi. The first such bets were placed at Gold Strike in Tunica and Beau Rivage in Biloxi, followed closely by the IP and Sam’s Town Tunica. So how did Mississippi fare in its first year of sports wagering? Did Mississippi sports betting reach … Continue Reading
