Mississippi (USA): gambling regulation and licensing
Part of United States
- Land-based (reference)Regulated
- Regulator
- Mississippi Gaming Commission
- Headline tax
- Not yet verified
- Licence required
- Not yet verified
- Last verified
- 30 Aug 2026
Summary
Mississippi is regulated by the Mississippi Gaming Commission, which describes its purpose as ensuring the integrity of the state and maintaining public confidence in the gaming industry. It is a full-function gaming regulator of the American commercial model, with divisions covering casino gaming, charitable gaming, an in-house gaming laboratory, and race book and sports pool operations. The commission publishes monthly property data reports, commission meeting minutes, industry letters and its own regulations, and runs patron complaint and dispute handling alongside a compulsive and problem gaming programme with self-exclusion. It also operates a channel for reporting illegal gaming. That combination, a laboratory plus published property-level revenue plus a statutory Gaming Control Act, puts it among the more transparent state regulators. The presence of a race book and sports pool division is significant, because it means sports wagering is a licensed category here. This profile does not yet assert whether that extends to remote play from anywhere in the state, which in Mississippi has been the contested question and is decided separately from the licensing of a sports pool inside a casino. Licence types, fees, tax rates, advertising rules and compliance obligations have not yet been verified against primary sources and are left as gaps.
Key facts
- Regulator
- Mississippi Gaming Commission
- Regulator type
- Sub-national body
- Headline tax
- Not yet verified
- Licence required
- Not yet verified
- Minimum age
- Not yet verified
- Tax base
- Not yet verified
Legal framework
Primary statutes
Mississippi Gaming Control Act
- In force
- Yes
- Summary
- Cited as Miss. Code Ann. tit. 75, ch. 76.
Advertising
- Advertising permitted
- No
- Affiliate rules
- Affiliates are not separately licensed. There is no licensed competitive online operator to promote lawfully.
Restrictions
- Mississippi has no licensed statewide online gambling market, so there is no competitive licensed operator whose products may be advertised.
- Promotion of offshore online operators to residents has no lawful basis.
- Advertising rules therefore follow the underlying position on what may lawfully be offered, rather than a separate state advertising code for online gambling.
Sources
- Mississippi Gaming Commission
Mississippi Gaming Commission
Tier 1Accessed 27 Aug 2026 - Mississippi Gaming Control Act, laws and regulations
Mississippi Gaming Commission
Tier 1Accessed 29 Aug 2026