Some South Mississippi casino workers recently received a letter from the Mississippi Department of Employment Security (MDES) they weren’t expecting. It told them that they have to repay certain state unemployment benefits received during the COVID-19 pandemic. At the same time, the MDES accused them of fraud. Mississippi Goes After Casino Workers All 12 Coast […]
Mississippi goes on its fourth run to try and legalize online sports betting after it came close to finalizing the process at the end of 2021. This time, the effort is led by Cedric Burnett, who introduced House Bill 184 on January 4. House Bill 184 Will Amend the Mississippi Code The new House Bill […]
Travis Lunn was named Wednesday the new president for Atlantic City’s Borgata, per an announcement by the casino’s owner, MGM Resorts International. At the same time, Brandon Dardeau was promoted to take over Lunn’s former position of president and chief operating officer (COO) of southeast operations for MGM. Borgata Gets a New Boss In Lunn’s […]
Winning at any game is always fun. But winning a jackpot is something else. And what better time to win a hefty jackpot than Christmas? Yes, in the last couple of weeks of 2021, gamblers have won hundreds of thousands of dollars, just in time for the holidays. Lucky Winners Take Home Big Jackpots One […]
Last Friday, three Mississippi women faced a judge on charges of wire fraud and aggravated theft of identity. On September 8, a federal grand jury in Jackson indicted Crystal Holliday, 33, Annie J. Blalock 62 and Ashton Crouthers, 33, all of Union, MS, with a scheme to use wire fraud and identity theft in order […]
Two MGM Resorts casinos have expressed interest in on-site mobile betting, as the Mississippi Gaming Commission (MGC) confirms. While speaking to Gambling.com, the MGC executive director, Jay McDaniel, stated that no other casinos have approached him about offering mobile sports betting services on-site. The new sports betting bill could be introduced by the start of […]
Mississippi seems to be falling behind Louisiana when it comes to sports betting legalization, which could deprive the state of millions worth of revenue. Revenue that is generated offshore or across the state border anyway, observers and proponents of the legalization movement. To avoid getting stuck in Mississippi on the wrong side of progress, legislators […]
Mississippi has been one of the pioneers of sports betting. Yet, as betting technology progressed, the state slowly started falling behind. That will now change. Mississippi Casino Adds Crypto ATM That isn’t to say there aren’t efforts to make a change. The Scarlet Pearl Casino in D’Iberville has recently installed a cryptocurrency ATM. According to […]
Saturday morning at the Golden Nugget Casino in Biloxi, MS, was more eventful than usual. Just after the new day had begun, the casino turned into a crime scene after an argument led to an altercation on the gaming floor, resulting in one man being shot and killed and another in custody. The incident is […]
As COVID-19 cases in South Mississippi, just like in other parts of the US, rise again, casinos in this region have started mandating their employees to wear masks. Palace Casino and the Beau Rivage Resort and Casino are among the latest gambling facilities to instruct staff members to protect themselves by wearing masks, while Scarlet […]
