Mississippi posts $19.4m sports betting handle for June
Activity statewide continues to decline when compared to previous months.
The Mississippi Gaming Commission has published its June sports betting results. The state finished the month with a handle of nearly $19.4m, dropping by more than 10% when compared to results from May.
Last month’s total was nearly half what the state brought in during the month of April.
During June, Northern Mississippi players bet more on sports parlay cards than in any other category, with the total in wagers reaching nearly $950,000.
Bettors in Northern Mississippi placed nearly $0.8m in wagers on baseball during the month.
Coastal region players wagered the most on baseball and basketball last month. Wagers on baseball throughout the Coastal region totaled almost $3.9m, while bettors wagered nearly $2.7m on basketball.
Players in Central Mississippi bet almost $1.5m on baseball and $2.5m on parlay during the month of June.
Coastal players contributed the largest amount of wagers to the overall state handle in June, placing nearly $12.1m in bets. The Central region grabbed the second-place spot for June, with wagers reached more than $5m.
June statewide retail sports betting generated nearly $1.9m in taxable revenue.
Retail sports betting has been legal in Mississippi for several years. However, legislative negotiators were not able to advance a final mobile sports betting proposal, which means online sports betting will continue to remain illegal throughout the state.
Earlier in the state’s most recent legislative session, both the Senate and the House passed versions of the state’s Mobile Sports Wagering Act. But concerns surrounding the fate of Mississippi’s brick-and-mortar casinos kept the bill from further advancement.
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