U.S. commercial gaming continued its long run of consecutive quarterly revenue growth in the second quarter, hitting a Q2 record of $16.07 billion, according to the American Gaming Association’s Commercial Gaming Revenue Tracker. The total outpaced Q2 2022 by 8.1…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi government collected more money during the first half of this budget year than it did during the same period a year earlier. State budget years begin July 1. New figures from the Legislative Budget Office…
JACKSON, MISS--Fueled by two new draw-style games, a series of high jackpots and an expanding array of scratch-off tickets, the Mississippi Lottery Corporation completed its final transfer to the state for FY21, bringing the total to $138,961,541.14. Counting the June…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi has collected more than $129 million from the state lottery during the first 11 months of the budget year. The Mississippi Lottery Corporation said in a news release Thursday that the state collected nearly $14.2…
The City of Biloxi is putting a price on sports book revenues that can benefit some residents. The city is projecting a million dollars in new revenue from sports books. The mayor and the city council are working on a…
Last month’s numbers show that casino revenue rebounded in November after a dismal October with Gulf Coast casinos posting strong gains and gambling halls along the Mississippi River showing smaller declines. State Revenue Department figures released this month show that…
Casinos in Mississippi’s river region won less from gamblers in April while casinos along the state’s Gulf Coast won more. State Revenue Department figures show gamblers lost $175 million last month, down three percent from $181 million in April 2016.…
Mississippi casinos stumbled in 2017’s first month, winning almost seven percent less from gamblers. State revenue department figures show gamblers statewide lost $166 million in January compared to $178 million in the same month in 2016. The 12 coastal casinos…
Casino revenue continued to grow statewide in Mississippi in June. Gamblers lost more at casinos along the Mississippi River and the Gulf Coast. Figures released this week by the State Revenue Department show casinos won $175 million in June, up…
Gamblers lost more money at Mississippi casinos along both the Gulf Coast and Mississippi River in April. Figures released by the state Revenue Department show casinos won $181 million in April, up 2 percent from $177 million in April 2015.…
Dipping Gulf Coast casino revenue dragged down Mississippi’s statewide gambling totals in March. Figures released last week by the state revenue department show casinos won $188 million in March, down five percent from $198 million in March 2015. Gamblers lost…
Mississippi’s Gulf Coast casinos were hot in May and their continued strength is beginning to push up gambling revenue for all of Mississippi.
Every hockey season, the Mississippi Coast Coliseum and Convention Center could count on fans coming to almost 30 games, but with the loss of the Mississippi Surge, the Coliseum will have to find new ways to fill those dates.
While fans are excited to see baseball in Biloxi, the benefits of a having a team extend further than that.