The resorts now share in the distinction of taking the first sports wagers in Mississippi under newly created state regulations permitting licensed casino operators to establish legal sports books.
"MGM Resorts is proud to once again assume the leadership position in the hospitality industry," said Jim Murren, chairman and chief executive officer of MGM Resorts International.
"Sports wagering is a rapidly growing, exciting new entertainment opportunity for our company. We were proud to take the first sports wager in Atlantic City in June and today the first legal sports wager in two locations in Mississippi," Murren added.
As a part of the MGM Resorts International portfolio, Beau Rivage and Gold Strike launch sports wagering operations with the strong support of MGM's more than 25 years of sports wagering operations experience in Nevada, where the company's resorts combine to write more than 4 million sports wagers each year with an annual handle of more than US$1 billion.
The date of these historic first Mississippi sports wagers coincides with the 26th anniversary of the first casino bet made in Mississippi's modern casino age, a legendary dice roll at the Isle of Capri in Biloxi on 1 August 1992.
Source: GMB
