MS SB2580

Amends Section 19-3-79 of the Mississippi Code to restrict legal gaming to counties where it is already being conducted on the effective date of the act.

Maintains existing requirement that entities obtain a state gaming license and provide written notice of intent to the Mississippi Gaming Commission before applying.

Requires the gaming commission to have notice published once weekly for three consecutive weeks in a newspaper with general circulation in the county where gaming is proposed.

Requires submission of the act to the U.S. Attorney General or U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia for preclearance under the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

Takes effect upon approval under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended.