Most of the casinos on the Mississippi Gulf Coast will reopen Thursday, May 21 after being forced to shut down for nearly two months. Although casinos will be open, several amenities normally offered to guests will remain closed or have…
Hollywood Gulf Coast and Boomtown casinos will re-open their doors on Thursday, the company announced. Boomtown will open at 10 a.m., followed by Hollywood at noon. "While the amenities our customers have come to know and love may be somewhat…
MGM Resorts International announced Tuesday that Beau Rivage Resort & Casino will open June 1 in Biloxi. MGM also owns Gold Strike Casino Resort in Tunica, which will open May 25. Both properties will open with a limited capacity and…
The Mississippi Lottery Corporation on Monday completed its April transfer of $9,709,843.36 in net proceeds to the Lottery Proceeds Fund in the Mississippi State Treasury. This brings the total amount deposited to the state to more than $47.2 million since…
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana voters could determine on a parish-by-parish basis whether to legalize sports betting, under a bill that has won support from the state Senate. Senators voted 29-8 Wednesday for the proposal by Republican Sen. Cameron…
Another gambler is hoping for a big win at a South Mississippi casino. Following Jim McIngvale's record-breaking $3.5 million bet last week on the Houston Astros to win the 2019 World Series, D'Iberville's Scarlet Pearl Casino has accepted another seven…
The NFL regular season is back in full swing tonight and local sportsbooks on the Coast are ready for what’s in store. The Scarlet Pearl Sportsbook in D’Iberville expects a great crowd tonight as the Green Bay Packers take on…
On this day last year, the Beau Rivage took in Mississippi’s first legalized sports bet. Now, today, one year later, the party continues with the grand opening of the brand new Tap Book, Bar and Bistreaux. The Tap Book and…
Anticipating a launch date of December 1, 2019, the Mississippi Lottery Corporation (MLC) announced today employment opportunities with the MLC. “We are looking for hard-working Mississippians who want to be involved in a fast-paced work environment,” said Tom Shaheen, MLC…
Longtime radio DJ and Coast personality Edward Powell, aka “The Reverend,” was known for preaching the music across the Gulf Coast. Now, he’s playing a different tune to raise awareness about gambling addiction. “You got to regain your sanity. You…
Sunday marks the official day the sports betting regulations set by the Mississippi Gaming Commission go into effect. Although this means casinos can now legally offer sports betting, Coast casinos don’t seem to be quite ready for the big day.…
It’s an exciting time for Mississippi casinos as they continue to get ready for sports betting. There will be sports betting at many Coast casinos starting Saturday, July 21st. Casinos across the Coast are going to be taking advantage of…
Last week, gambling regulators approved rules regulating sports betting in Mississippi. Now, state regulated casinos will begin taking sports bets as soon as July 20th. The state gaming commission unanimously approved the rules last Thursday without discussion. This will allow…
Today, sports betting became legal in the state of Mississippi. This morning, the Mississippi Gaming Commission approved sport betting regulations. This will allow people to place bets legally on professional and some amateur sporting events for the first time. Under…
As of today, doors are officially open on the new beach front casino expansion at Island View in Gulfport. Gulfport’s only casino upped the ante Thursday as Island View owners, Terry Green and Rick Carter, cut the ribbon on the…
New Jersey is challenging a federal law that bars states from authorizing sports gambling. If the Supreme Court strikes down the law, dozens of states could quickly move to offer it. Biloxi resident Wicked Williams said, “I’m a really big…
The Mississippi house is down to a single bill that might be used to create a state lottery. And, it's unclear whether that bill will come up for a vote before a today's deadline. Going into Wednesday, three bills had…
One lucky Georgia resident can’t wait to pay off his mortgage thanks to hitting a jackpot at IP CASINO RESORT SPA! Kendrick V. from Atlanta, Ga., sat down at his favorite slot machine, Willy Wonka, for about an hour on…
The Mississippi house votes twice to establish a state lottery which would deliver half of its financing to public education and road maintenance. However, the effort is likely to be squashed in the senate. A lottery amendment was added to…
Illegal gambling is a multi-billion dollar industry
The study explains that in Mississippi, gaming has contributed $4 billion to the economy and supports 37,000 direct and indirect jobs.
In the final part of our ‘What Are the Odds?’ series, News 25 takes a look at the future of Atlantic City and goes over what casino markets from coast to coast can learn from the mistakes made there.
Gaming markets across the country are looking at Atlantic City as a case study, learning from its mistakes and successes.
The closings of four Atlantic City casinos left those who have worked their entire lives in casinos without a job.