In April, sports betting handle in Mississippi was $35,503,585, down 25.9% from March’s $47,889,213. (Gold Strike was one of two MGM Resorts, along with the Beau Rivage Resort and Casino). While nearby states such as Louisiana, Tennessee and Arkansas offer online sports wagering, Mississippi residents must go to one of 26 riverboat casinos to place bets.

The struggle to get sports betting offered as a true statewide mobile product hasn’t gone the way advocates would prefer this year. In Mississippi, mobile betting is only available inside physical casinos bets cannot be made outside the facilities, limiting the state’s sports betting market. The transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2023, subject to regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions. The BetMGM app is available for download at the Gold Strike, a facility that contains the BetMGM Book Bar & Grill. Gold Strike last September began offering Mississippi sports wagering from inside the gaming facility courtesy of BetMGM. Gold Strike opened in 1994 and was acquired by MGM Resorts in 2005.Īccording to a press release, VICI Properties has agreed to enter a new separate lease with Cherokee Nation Businesses related to the operations of Gold Strike.

MGM Resorts International is selling the operations of the Gold Strike Casino in Tunica, Mississippi to the Oklahoma-based Cherokee Nation for $450 million.

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