Gambling in the USA

Choctaws join non-Indian Mississippi casinos to offer sports betting

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September 3, 2018

Niji Narayan

Choctaws join non-Indian Mississippi casinos to offer sports betting

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The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians has teamed up with state-regulated casinos for providing sports betting services.

Spokesman Todd Adams says the Choctaws have started taking bets at their Bok Homa casino near Sandersville.

Mississippi Gaming Commission Allen Godfrey says at least 20 state-regulated casinos are offering sports betting, with all 28 expecting to take bets within weeks.

A May U.S. Supreme Court decision allowed states nationwide to join Nevada in having legalised sports betting. Since then, sports books have opened in Delaware, Mississippi, and New Jersey.

Source: The Associated Press.

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Niji Narayan

Niji Narayan has been in the writing industry for well over a decade or so. He prides himself as one of the few survivors left in the world who have actually mastered the impossible art of copy editing. Niji graduated in Physics and obtained his Master’s degree in Communication and Journalism. He has always interested in sports writing and travel writing. He has written for numerous websites and his in-depth analytical articles top sports magazines like Cricket Today and Sports Today. He reports gaming industry headlines from all around the globe.