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Mississippi Gaming Commission Posts Agenda for July 2019 Meeting

By Tommy Shepherd on July 15, 2019

The Mississippi Gaming Commission has released the agenda for the July meeting to be held on July 18, 2019. Please click here for the agenda.…

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Mississippi Gaming Commission Posts Meeting Minutes for June 2019

By Tommy Shepherd on June 21, 2019

The minutes for the Mississippi Gaming Commission’s meeting held on June 20, 2019, can be reviewed by clicking here.…

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Update on Sports Wagering in Louisiana

By J. Kelly Duncan, Tommy Shepherd & Chris Ulfers on June 21, 2019

We write with an update on the status of sports wagering in Louisiana. In our May 2019 article titled “Sports Wagering in Louisiana Might Be on the Horizon,” we provided an overview of Senate Bill 153, sponsored by Senator Danny Martiny (R-Metairie), and its efforts to legalize sports wagering in Louisiana. As of May 22, the date on which our prior article was published, the Senate had passed Senate Bill 153 by a 24-15…

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Mississippi Gaming Commission Posts Agenda for June 2019 Meeting

By Tommy Shepherd on June 18, 2019

The Mississippi Gaming Commission has released the agenda for the June meeting to be held on June 20, 2019. Please click here for the agenda.…

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Sports Wagering in Louisiana Might Be on the Horizon

By J. Kelly Duncan, Tommy Shepherd & Chris Ulfers on May 24, 2019

With the introduction and serious consideration of Senate Bill 153 during the 2019 Regular Session, Louisiana is primed to join the growing number of states that have legalized sports wagering in recent years. Senate Bill 153, sponsored by Senator Danny Martiny (R-Metairie), would authorize sports wagering in Louisiana. The bill, if passed, would call for a public referendum to be held on October 12, 2019, in which the majority of the voters in each parish…

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Mississippi Gaming Commission Posts Meeting Minutes for May 2019

By Tommy Shepherd on May 16, 2019

The minutes for the Mississippi Gaming Commission’s meeting held on May 16, 2019, can be reviewed by clicking here.…

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Mississippi Gaming Commission Posts Agenda for May 2019 Meeting

By Tommy Shepherd on May 13, 2019

The Mississippi Gaming Commission has released the agenda for the May meeting to be held on May 16, 2019. Please click here for the agenda.…

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Mississippi Gaming Commission Posts Meeting Minutes for April 2019

By Tommy Shepherd on April 22, 2019

The minutes for the Mississippi Gaming Commission’s meeting held on April 18, 2019, can be reviewed by clicking here.…

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Mississippi Gaming Commission Posts Agenda for April 2019 Meeting

By Tommy Shepherd on April 15, 2019

The Mississippi Gaming Commission has released the agenda for the April meeting to be held on April 18, 2019. Please click here for the agenda.…

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Will Louisiana Be the Next Southern State to Permit Sports Wagering?

By J. Kelly Duncan & Tommy Shepherd on April 9, 2019

The 2019 session of the Louisiana Legislature began on April 8. Senator Danny Martiny (R-Metairie) has pre-filed a bill which would authorize sports betting on a parish-by-parish basis in the same way that daily fantasy sports (DFS) was legalized last year. Even though the Louisiana Senate Judiciary B Committee was the only place in the Louisiana Legislature where sports wagering received a positive vote in 2018, things may be different this year. Why? First of…

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Mississippi Gaming Commission Posts Agenda for July 2019 Meeting

Mississippi Gaming Commission Posts Meeting Minutes for June 2019

Update on Sports Wagering in Louisiana

Mississippi Gaming Commission Posts Agenda for June 2019 Meeting

Sports Wagering in Louisiana Might Be on the Horizon

Mississippi Gaming Commission Posts Meeting Minutes for May 2019

Mississippi Gaming Commission Posts Agenda for May 2019 Meeting

Mississippi Gaming Commission Posts Meeting Minutes for April 2019

Mississippi Gaming Commission Posts Agenda for April 2019 Meeting

Will Louisiana Be the Next Southern State to Permit Sports Wagering?

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