Mobile sports betting legalization passes Mississippi House
A similar measure died last year after House and Senate negotiators couldn’t agree on a final measure.
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Online betting has remained illegal amid fears the move could harm the bottom line of Mississippi’s casinos.
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Senate committee kills second effort to shutter Mississippi’s 124-year-old prison
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