Mississippi Online Sports Betting Bills Heads to House Floor

• A Mississippi online sports betting bill moved out of committee last week
• Rep. Casey Eure (R-116) guided his bill through the House Gaming Committee
• The legislation expands online sports betting throughout the Magnolia State

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Mississippi online sports betting legislation is heading back to familiar territory this session.

Rep. Casey Eure (R-116) last week helped guide his online sports betting bill, HB 1302, through the House Gaming Committee to have it potentially be heard on the House of Representatives floor.

If approved, Eure’s legislation will expand online sports betting throughout the Magnolia State.

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Supporting Retail Sports Betting

Online sports betting is technically legal in Mississippi, but is currently only allowed on retail casino property. Eure’s bill will expand online sports betting throughout the state.

Eure’s bill is markedly similar to one he introduced and successfully passed through House last year. HB 774, the Mississippi Mobile Sports Wagering Act, was approved by a 97-14 vote in the House before the Senate removed all sports betting language and the legislation died in conference committee.

Eure’s new bill keeps the framework of last year’s legislation, but makes two key changes.

Eure increases the number of potential online sports betting partners for the state’s 26 commercial dockside and land-based casinos from one to two.

Additionally, the bill will earmark $6 million annually to a new Retail Sports Wagering Protection Fund. The fund will allow casinos who choose to not partner with an online sports betting operators to apply for a portion of revenue from the fund.

“At the end of each calendar year, any licensed gaming establishment without a platform whose total annual sports wagering revenue is below the total annual retail sports wagering revenue the same licensed gaming establishment without a platform received in 2024 may apply for a portion of the funds in the Retail Sports Wagering Protection Fund,” Eure wrote in the bill.

The Retail Sports Wagering Protection Fund will receive $6 million annually through 2030.

Any additional revenue over the $6 million threshold will be placed in the state’s road and bridge repair fund.

Launch No Later Than Dec. 8, 2025

The bill sets a universal launch date of no later than Dec. 8, 2025.

The bill includes a tiered tax system for adjusted sports betting revenue as follows:

• 4% of gross revenue not surpassing $50,000 per month
• 6% of gross revenue that surpasses $50,000, but does not surpass $134,000 per month
• 8% of gross revenue that surpasses $134,000 per month

Each operator will also have to pay an additional 4% in gross revenue into the road and bridge repair fund. Operators would have to pay a maximum of 12% in adjusted gross revenue to the state depending on their revenue each month.