The Mississippi legislature passed a bill earlier this year creating the “Mobile-Online Sports Betting Task Force,” and the 13-member group conducted an official meeting Tuesday. The task force's goal is to consider the potential ramifications of legalizing mobile sports betting in the state in hopes of better informing legislators when mobile wagering legislation is filed in 2024.'
Rep. Casey Eure said at Tuesday's meeting that he intends to introduce a mobile wagering bill in the upcoming legislative session, which begins on Jan. 2.'
“I've already publicly said that I will have a bill that I will introduce,” Eure said. “Now, I can't sit here and tell you for sure that it's gonna pass the House and I'll be able to send it to the Senate, but I wanted everybody to know where I stood from Day 1.”
The task force is required to create a deliverable for the legislature. A report on mobile sports betting’s potential impact is due by Dec. 15, and the task force will meet again at least once before that date.'