Deadline passes for online sports betting, tidelands legislation in MS. Here’s the latest
Posted on AllSides April 30th, 2024
From The Center
Two casino bills that were destined to both pass or fail in the Mississippi Legislature died in conference Monday. For those tracking the progress of the bills, both HB 774 online sports betting bill and Senate Bill 2780 to update to the tidelands legislation were absent from Tuesday’s list of “all measures not dead” on the Mississippi Legislature website. That means at least another year before sports bets can be placed online in Mississippi. HB 774, introduced by House Gaming Committee Chairman Casey Eure, passed the House but a stripped-down...
