Neighboring states with legal online sports betting With the retail industry looking to protect their interest in sports betting, it may be some time until mobile sportsbooks become more widespread. However, the Magnolia State has been slower in authorizing online sports betting.Ĭurrently, only BetMGM is live in Mississippi, and players can only use the sportsbook when they are physically located on the property of a partner casino. The first retail sportsbooks were opened in Mississippi by BetMGM in August 2018, and there are currently 23 land- and water-based casinos that offer the service. This landmark ruling allowed states to decide their own sports betting laws.
Sports betting was made legal in May 2018, shortly after the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PAPSA) was struck down by the Supreme Court as unconstitutional.
