Mississippi Expects Fall Sports Betting Launch

Sports betting will launch this fall, in time for professional and collegiate football, only at Mississippi's 28 casinos. Last year, anticipating the U.S. Supreme Court lifting the federal ban, state lawmakers added a sports betting provision to a gambling measure. Currently Mississippi is the only Southern state with a sports betting law in place. Mississippi Gaming & Hospitality Association Executive Director Larry Gregory (l.) says it will drive visitation to state casinos.