Mississippi Mobile Sports Wagering Act (HB 774) Summary

• Legalizes online sports pools and online race books in Mississippi, allowing wagers placed over the internet from any location within the state on sporting events and horse races.

• Requires platforms operating online sports pools or race books to obtain a manufacturer's and distributor's license from the Mississippi Gaming Commission and maintain geofencing/age verification to ensure only Mississippi residents aged 21+ can place wagers.

• Limits each licensed gaming establishment to contract with no more than one platform operator and requires gaming licensees to conspicuously display the platform's license.

• Imposes a 12% fee on gross revenue derived from online sports pools and race books, exempting this revenue from other gaming fees, with collected fees deposited into the Emergency Road and Bridge Repair Fund.

• Requires platforms to report criminal proceedings, abnormal betting patterns, match fixing, and suspicious wagering activities to the Mississippi Gaming Commission to protect sporting event integrity.