{"id":84877,"date":"2018-07-31T09:00:08","date_gmt":"2018-07-31T16:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=84877"},"modified":"2018-07-31T08:47:33","modified_gmt":"2018-07-31T15:47:33","slug":"beau-rivage-and-gold-strike-to-launch-sports-betting-in-mississippi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/beau-rivage-and-gold-strike-to-launch-sports-betting-in-mississippi\/","title":{"rendered":"Beau Rivage and Gold Strike to Launch Sports Betting in Mississippi Wednesday"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sports betting will arrive in Mississippi on Wednesday, as two MGM properties, the Beau Rivage Resort & Casino in Biloxi and Gold Strike Casino Resort in Tunica, begin taking the state\u2019s first ever legally licensed and taxed sports book wagers at noon CT.<\/p>\n

\"Sports
When it comes to guessing who will be first into Mississippi\u2019s sports betting market, the bets are off — or rather, they\u2019re on. MGM\u2019s Beau Rivage (pictured) and Gold Strike will begin taking wagers from tomorrow. (Image: MGM Resorts International)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Mississippi will become the US third state, after Delaware and New Jersey, to offer sports betting since the demise of PASPA, the 1992 federal law that prohibited states from legalizing and regulating the market within their borders.<\/p>\n

Initially, sports betting in Mississippi will be land-based only, although lawmakers have included provisions for mobile betting provided it takes place on casino premises.<\/p>\n

The news comes as Caesars Entertainment announced that its Horseshoe Tunica and Harrah\u2019s Gulf Coast facilities would have sports books up and running by mid-August. Boyd also expects to quickly follow suit at IP Casino and Sam\u2019s Town.<\/p>\n

Caesars launched sports betting in New Jersey today (Tuesday, July 31), at Bally\u2019s Wild Wild West in Atlantic City, and expects to launch at Harrahs Atlantic City tomorrow.<\/p>\n

Deadline Missed<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Mississippi has been eager to gain early-mover kudos on sports betting but missed its deadline<\/a> to launch on June 22. State gaming commissioner Allen Godfery<\/a> told Reuters <\/em>last week that, as a completely new vertical, preparations for sports betting had been a pure \u201clearning curve\u201d and many casinos were still building their sports books and working on compliance issues.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve had staff in Nevada, we\u2019ve had them in New Jersey,\u201d said Godfrey. \u201cWe talk constantly with these other agencies and the model we are after is the Nevada model.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

So far, 14 of Mississippi\u2019s 28 land-based and riverboat casinos have applied to become bookmakers, but Godfrey believes all may eventually be approved for licensing.<\/p>\n

Mississippi Casino Sector Turns 26<\/strong><\/h2>\n

MGM, Caesars, and Boyd are naturally ahead of the pack because of their experience operating sports books in Las Vegas, which has allowed them to offer support and training from Nevada-based personnel.<\/p>\n

For the rest, the race is on to get their sports books operational in time for the start of the NFL season on September 6.<\/p>\n

Among the luminaries placing the \u201cceremonial\u201d bets at the opening of MGM\u2019s sports books tomorrow are former NFL Pro Bowl running back Willis McGahee, former NFL tightend\u00a0Robert Royal the USA TODAY\u2019s\u00a0Danny Sheridan.<\/p>\n

Their bets will mark on the 26th<\/sup> anniversary of Mississippi\u2019s casino industry which launched with the opening of the Isle of Capri in Biloxi on August 1, 1992.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Sports betting will arrive in Mississippi on Wednesday, as two MGM properties, the Beau Rivage Resort & Casino in Biloxi and Gold Strike Casino Resort in Tunica, begin taking the state\u2019s first ever legally licensed and taxed sports book wagers at noon CT. 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