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Mississippi In-Person Casinos (2026)
Permitted: Mississippi has ~26 casinos with slots, table games, poker and on-site sportsbooks; minimum age 21 for casinos.
Mississippi has ~26 casinos with slots, table games, poker and on-site sportsbooks; minimum age 21 for casinos. They are commercial along the Gulf Coast and Mississippi River, plus tribal (Choctaw). A separate state lottery exists.
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In-Person Casinos in states bordering Mississippi
The same rule in each neighboring state LawLert has verified, from that state’s own official source.
- AlabamaConditional
Alabama has no commercial casinos and no state lottery, and commercial table games remain illegal. Knowingly advancing or profiting from unlawful gambling (other than as a player) is promoting gambling, a Class A misdemeanor — Ala. Code §13A-12-22. The Poarch Band of Creek Indians operates tribal Class II gaming (electronic bingo) under federal IGRA; limited charitable bingo in some counties and pari-mutuel/historical racing at dog tracks.
Verified Jul 26, 2026 · Source: alison.legislature.state.al.us · Full Alabama rule →
- ArkansasPermitted
Arkansas licenses commercial casinos with slots, table games and retail sportsbooks. They are Oaklawn (Hot Springs), Southland (West Memphis) and Saracen (Pine Bluff); a fourth Pope County license is contested. The state lottery also runs.
Verified May 31, 2026 · Source: dfa.arkansas.gov · Full Arkansas rule →
- LouisianaPermitted
Louisiana has extensive in-person gambling — casinos, racinos and video poker; minimum age 21 for casinos. That means 1 land-based casino (Caesars New Orleans), 15 riverboat casinos, 4 racinos, video poker at truck stops/bars, the LA Lottery, charitable gaming and tribal casinos.
Verified Aug 2, 2026 · Source: lgcb.dps.louisiana.gov · Full Louisiana rule →
- TennesseeRestricted
Tennessee has no legal in-person casino gambling: no commercial or tribal casinos, card rooms, or racinos. Legal in-person gambling is limited to the state lottery and certain charitable raffles.
Verified May 31, 2026 · Source: tn.gov · Full Tennessee rule →
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