MS SB2499

Allows state institutions of higher learning and public community colleges to offer credited courses in gaming management, casino hospitality services, cage and count operations, and slot machine maintenance without regulation by the Mississippi Gaming Commission.

Gaming-related courses may only be offered in counties where gaming is legally conducted and where the institution offering the course is physically located.

Courses authorized include instruction in accounting, hospitality, marketing, auditing, finance, procurement, security, and regulatory requirements as part of degree programs in business management, hotel management, food and beverage management, gaming management, accounting, or criminal justice.

Removes the prohibition against public schools teaching or training gaming employees, allowing state higher education institutions to offer such instruction while exempting them from Gaming Commission regulation and licensing requirements.

Effective date is July 1, 2013.