sports betting

Scarlet Pearl Sportsbook announces horse race betting

DraftKings at the Scarlet Pearl Sportsbook in D’Iberville has announced the opening of pari-mutuel betting on horse racing. Simulcasts will be offered from four different horse track groups. Players will now have options to bet on 11 thoroughbred horse tracks.…

Mattress Mack bets bring local hype to World Series

When it comes to the 2019 World Series between the Houston Astros and Washington Nationals, Mattress Mack helped localize that story for us. Starting with his initial $3.5 million wager on his hometown Astros to win the fall classic back…

Million dollar sports bet placed at Scarlet Pearl

If you have a record setting sports wager it seems the DraftKings Sportsbook at the Scarlet Pearl Casino is the place to go. After accepting a $3.5 million bet last week on the Houston Astros to win the World Series,…

Houston man placing $3.5M sports bet at Scarlet Pearl

What would you do with $3.5 million? One Houston man knows exactly how he wants to spend that amount of money. Today, he’s here on the Coast to show us how. News 25’s Andrew Scherer is at the Scarlet Pearl…

First week of NFL draws crowds to local sportsbooks

The Saints weren’t the only team to get a big win over the weekend! The Draft Kings Sportsbook at the Scarlet Pearl Casino saw large crowds from Saturday all the way through Monday night as hundreds flocked to the book…

Local sportsbooks ready for NFL regular season

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…

Scarlet Pearl Sportsbook prepares for football season

Following a successful year of sports betting, one Coast casino is expecting an even busier season. The sportsbook at the Scarlet Pearl has begun preparing for the college football season. It’s that time of the year again. Football is back.…

Grand opening for Tap Book, Bar, and Bistreaux

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…

Grand opening of the Tap Book, Bar and Bistreaux

On this day last year, the Beau Rivage took in Mississippi’s first legalized sports bet. Now, one year later, the party continues with the grand opening of the brand new Tap Book, Bar and Bistreaux. News 25’s Kristen Anzuini has…

Sports gambling turns a year old

Tomorrow will mark the one year anniversary of legalized sports betting in Mississippi. In 2019, sports betting has provided casinos $96 million of revenue with five months still to go. Sports betting and the Coast have been a winning combination.…

World Cup Championship betting

People on the Coast favored the U.S. Women’s National Team when it came to betting on the World Cup Championship game. Betting for the championship game opened shortly after the U.S. defeated England in the semifinal round on July 2nd…

One year anniversary of sports gambling ruling

It was a little over a year ago when the Supreme Court ruled in favor of sports gambling to be decided at the state level. That ruling would pave the way for Coast casinos to open their sports books. Sportsbook…

Gearing up for the Kentucky Derby

Here on the Coast, the Palace Casino is the only casino on the Coast where you can place a bet for the Race for the Roses. To help accommodate the crowd, the sports book is offering a variety of drink…

Race book opens at the Palace Casino

This morning, the very first race book on the Coast opened at the Palace Casino in Biloxi. The addition of this race book comes on the heels of the opening of Contact Sportsbook in August 2018 and just in time…

Race book opening on Wednesday at the Palace Casino

On Wednesday, the Palace Casino will have the horses in the back by opening a new race book. The Gulf Coast’s first race book comes just in time for popular events like the Triple Crown races and the Kentucky Derby.…

March Madness national championship game

This year’s NCAA Tournament has arguably been the most entertaining March Madness ever. It ended Monday with the national championship game. The Scarlet Pearl was one of many places to check out the big game between Virginia and Texas Tech.…

Beau Rivage expanding sportsbook

The Sportsbook and Bar at the Beau Rivage will be closing on March 25th to make way for a new state-of-the-art sportsbook. The casino plans to expand the current area, adding more seating, and more televisions. As construction begins, the…

First March Madness for sportsbooks on the Coast

The Beau Rivage Resort and Casino Sportsbook and Bar is hosting its first NCAA Tournament with legalized sports betting. Food specials, viewing parties, and extended hours are all on tap for one of the most popular sporting events of the…

March Madness impact on the Coast

Gulf Coast, it’s that time of the year again! It’s March Madness and this year that madness will have a huge impact on sports betting. Can you feel it? The upsets, the bracket busters? It is madness time and it’s…

Beau Rivage: CYP hosts sports betting seminar

As the market for sports betting continues to expand on the Mississippi Gulf Coast so does the education process on how to gamble responsibly. Tonight about 40 members from Coast Young Professionals hosted an engage and educate event at the…