Mississippi November sports betting handle reaches $57.9m

Taxable revenue totaled more than $8m during the month.

The Mississippi Gaming Commission has released its sports betting results for the month of November.

Last month, the state generated $57.9m in sports betting handle. Mississippi players wagered more in November than in the previous month.

Players in the Coastal region placed the largest amount of wagers in contribution to last month’s overall state handle. The Central region grabbed the second-place spot last month.

In a breakdown of the state’s total sports betting handle, Coastal region players wagered nearly $38.9m, while those living in the Central and Northern regions bet $13.1m and $5.8m respectively.

During November, players in the Northern Mississippi region placed more bets on sports parlay cards than in any other category, with total wagers reaching nearly $2.3m.

Parlay was the bet of choice for the state’s central region. Players in Central Mississippi bet almost $5.4m on parlay and $3.9m on football last month.

However, Coastal region players wagered the largest amount on football last month. Football bets throughout the Coastal region reached more than $20.7m, while bettors wagered nearly $5.2m on sports parlay cards.

Statewide retail sports betting generated close to $8m in taxable revenue during November, nearly three times what the state posted during the previous month.

Good to know: 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.

Laura Mack

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