Mississippi Casinos Prepare For Sports Betting

Mississippi's 28 casinos are preparing to offer sports betting on or soon after July 21. Silver Slipper GM John Ferruci (l.) wants to be running by September 1. Beau Rivage is likely to be first, followed by casinos owned by operators of sports books in Las Vegas, like MGM, Caesars Entertainment and Golden Nugget. Several Gulf Coast and Tunica casinos have been running help wanted ads for sports book employees.