The Mississippi Gaming Commission has reported sports betting revenue of $87,697 (£70,662/€78,199) after the state’s casinos began to reopen from May 21 following their novel coronavirus (Covid-19) enforced shutdown.Local media suggests that around 18 casinos reopened on that date, with others following either later that month, or from 1 June. In those final nine days of the month, customers wagered $236,503, which after customer winnings were paid out, left $87,697 in revenue.
This marked a significant decline on the $1.2m generated on a full 31 days of activity in May 2019. However, it was a significant improvement on April 2020, when the casinos were shut for the full month, and therefore generated no revenue.
