Some 30 years after the first casino debuted in Mississippi and helped the state earn $122 million in annual gaming revenue, that amount has increased nearly 30-fold.
The total was $3.3 billion. Larry Gregory, director of the state’s gaming and hospitality association, made the announcement on Wednesday at a meeting of the Vicksburg-Warren Chamber of Commerce.
In 2021, the last year covered by available statistics, only three states topped $3 billion in gaming revenue: New Jersey ($4.7B), Pennsylvania ($4.8B), and Nevada ($13.4B).
Mississippi earned slightly less than $2.7 billion that year and found itself beaten by New York and Indiana, both of which earned slightly more than $2.7 billion. In 2022, Indiana earned $2.4 billion, and New York $1.6 billion.
The total was $3.3 billion. Larry Gregory, director of the state’s gaming and hospitality association, made the announcement on Wednesday at a meeting of the Vicksburg-Warren Chamber of Commerce.
In 2021, the last year covered by available statistics, only three states topped $3 billion in gaming revenue: New Jersey ($4.7B), Pennsylvania ($4.8B), and Nevada ($13.4B).
Mississippi earned slightly less than $2.7 billion that year and found itself beaten by New York and Indiana, both of which earned slightly more than $2.7 billion. In 2022, Indiana earned $2.4 billion, and New York $1.6 billion.
