Member LoginMember Login - User registration - Setup as front page - Add to favorites - Sitemap Mobile sports betting will remain illegal in Mississippi after legislation dies !

Mobile sports betting will remain illegal in Mississippi after legislation dies

Time:2024-05-21 23:50:25 source:International Issue news portal

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mobile sports betting will remain illegal in Mississippi after legislative negotiators failed to advance a final proposal Monday.

The House and Senate passed versions of the Mississippi Mobile Sports Wagering Act earlier in the state’s legislative session. The bill would have allowed Mississippi to join the 30 other states where mobile sports betting is legal. Sports wagering has been permitted in the state for years, but online betting has remained illegal amid fears the move could harm the bottom line of the state’s casinos.

To assuage the concerns of casinos and lawmakers who represent areas where gambling is big business, the bill would have required betting companies to contract with brick-and-mortar establishments.

Estimates show Mississippi could bring in over $25 million a year in tax revenue, said Republican Rep. Casey Eure of Saucier, the bill’s prime sponsor. Legalization would also undercut the influence of illicit offshore sports betting platforms in Mississippi, which leads the nation in illegal online sports betting Google searches, according to data presented by lawmakers.

Related information
  • Queen Camilla reveals she's seen the first season of Bridgerton
  • Chinese legislators endorse tighter control over Hong Kong, Australia concerned over move
  • Peru protests block access to Machu Picchu, stranding tourists
  • Pioneer women surfers reflect on their struggle for recognition
  • Pregnancy app used by the NHS accused of 'imposing gender ideology'
  • Rare PINK elephant is captured playing in a South African waterhole
  • Morphine shortage across New Zealand impacting patients in palliative care, new stock months away
  • Unclear whether there's funding to continue extra hospital security guards
Recommended content
  • Israeli army says it kills over 130 militants in E. Rafah
  • Imran Khan: Pakistan ex
  • China celebrates 100 years of Communist Party
  • Government unveils plan to fast
  • Sale continues dominant run as Braves beat Padres 3
  • How to get around the great Easter flight rip