Parlay lets fans “bet a little to win a lot” — if every game goes their way. A man wagered $900 on 8 SEC and NFL football games at the Beau Rivage Casino in Biloxi and won $131,200 when the. Beau Rivage Resort and Casino. Over 2,100 slots call the beautiful Beau Rivage Resort and Casino home at 875 Beach Boulevard in Biloxi. Besides the regular gaming floor, there is a high-player area where the minimum play is $5.00 and it goes up from there. They also have a non-smoking area for players.

Introduction to Mississippi Slot Machine Casino Gambling in 2020

Make that two $1 million-plus jackpot winners in three weeks at Biloxi casinos. The latest jackpot came at Beau Rivage Resort & Casino at around 11:41 p.m. 6, when a Texas woman.
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Mississippi slot machine casino gambling consists of 27 riverboat casinos and three American Indian tribal casinos. International cruise ships with onboard casinos also depart from ports in Biloxi and Gulfport.

Minimum and maximum payout return limits have been legally set by the state. Further, comprehensive actual payout return statistics are available by gaming machine type and state region.

This post continues my weekly State-By-State Slot Machine Casino Gambling Series, an online resource dedicated to guiding slot machine casino gambler to success. Now in its third year, each weekly post reviews slots gambling in a single U.S. state, territory, or federal district.

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Relevant Legal Statutes on Gambling in Mississippi*

The minimum legal gambling age in Mississippi depends upon the gambling activity:

Land-Based Casinos: 21
Poker Rooms: 21
Bingo: 18
Lottery: Not available
Pari-Mutuel Wagering: Not available

Gambling in Mississippi has aided to the economy of the state and breathed new life into its tourism industry. In 1990, the Mississippi state legislature was the third U.S. state to legalize riverboat gambling.

By law, Mississippi’s riverboat casinos must be located on coastal waters, the Mississippi River, and in navigable waters of counties bordering the Mississippi River.

After Hurricane Katrina in 2005, the Mississippi legislature allowed the state’s gulf coast casinos to rebuild on land within 800 feet of the shoreline.

Winning a jackpot of $1,200 or more in Mississippi results in a nonrefundable 3% tax of those winnings paid to the Mississippi Gaming Commission. This limit also applies to any cash prizes won in casino drawings and tournaments.

*The purpose of this section is to inform the public of state gambling laws and how the laws might apply to various forms of gaming. It is not legal advice.

Slot Machine Private Ownership in Mississippi

It is legal to own a slot machine privately in Mississippi if it is at least 25 years old.

Gaming Control Board in Mississippi

The Mississippi Gaming Commission (MGC) is responsible for non-tribal, commercial casinos. The gaming regulations used are from MGC but also from state law, specifically the Gaming Control Act.

The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians also has its Choctaw Gaming Commission for Mississippi’s three tribal casinos. The gaming compacts which authorized tribal gaming in Mississippi established this gaming commission.

Casinos in Mississippi

Mississippi has 27 commercial casinos, three American Indian tribal casinos, and cruise ships sailing out of the ports of Biloxi and Gulfport to international destinations.

The largest casino in Mississippi is Island View Casino Resort with 2,700 gaming machines.

The second-largest casino is Silver Star Casino at Pearl River with 2,500 gaming machines.

Commercial Casinos in Mississippi

Mississippi’s 27 riverboat casinos are:

Ameristar Casino Hotel Vicksburg within the Central Region located 44 miles west of Jackson on the Mississippi River.
Beau Rivage Resort & Casino in Biloxi within the Coastal Region located 63 miles west of Mobile, Alabama on the Gulf Coast.
Boomtown Casino – Biloxi within the Coastal Region located 63 miles west of Mobile, Alabama on the Gulf Coast.
1st Jackpot Casino Tunica within the Northern Region located 41 miles southwest of Memphis, Tennessee on the Mississippi River.
Fitz Casino Hotel in Tunica within the Northern Region located 41 miles southwest of Memphis, Tennessee on the Mississippi River.
Gold Strike in Tunica within the Northern Region located 41 miles southwest of Memphis, Tennessee on the Mississippi River.
Golden Nugget – Biloxi within the Coastal Region located 63 miles west of Mobile, Alabama on the Gulf Coast.
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino – Biloxi within the Coastal Region located 63 miles west of Mobile, Alabama on the Gulf Coast.
Harlow’s Casino Resort in Greenville within the Northern Region located 119 miles northwest of Jackson on the Mississippi River.
Harrah’s Gulf Coast in Biloxi within the Coastal Region located 63 miles west of Mobile, Alabama on the Gulf Coast.
Hollywood Casino Gulf Coast in Bay St. Louis within the Coastal Region located 91 miles west of Mobile, Alabama on the Gulf Coast.
Hollywood Casino Tunica within the Northern Region located 41 miles southwest of Memphis, Tennessee on the Mississippi River.
Horseshoe Tunica Hotel & Casino within the Northern Region located 41 miles southwest of Memphis, Tennessee on the Mississippi River.
IP Casino Resort Spa in Biloxi within the Coastal Region located 63 miles west of Mobile, Alabama on the Gulf Coast.
Island View Casino Resort in Gulfport within the Coastal Region located 75 miles west of Mobile, Alabama on the Gulf Coast.
Isle of Capri Casino Hotel Lula within the Northern Region located 59 miles southwest of Memphis, Tennessee on the Mississippi River.
Lady Luck Casino Vicksburg within the Central Region located 44 miles west of Jackson on the Mississippi River.
Magnolia Bluffs Casino Hotel in Natchez within the Central Region located 103 miles southwest of Jackson on the Mississippi River.
Palace Casino Resort in Biloxi within the Coastal Region located 63 miles west of Mobile, Alabama on the Gulf Coast.
Riverwalk Casino Hotel in Vicksburg within the Central Region located 44 miles west of Jackson on the Mississippi River.
Sam’s Town Tunica within the Northern Region located 41 miles southwest of Memphis, Tennessee on the Mississippi River.
Scarlet Pearl Casino Resort in Biloxi within the Coastal Region located 63 miles west of Mobile, Alabama on the Gulf Coast.
Silver Slipper Casino in Bay St. Louis within the Coastal Region located 91 miles west of Mobile, Alabama on the Gulf Coast.
Treasure Bay Casino and Hotel in Biloxi within the Coastal Region located 63 miles west of Mobile, Alabama on the Gulf Coast.
Trop Casino Greenville within the Northern Region located 119 miles northwest of Jackson on the Mississippi River.
Tunica Roadhouse Casino and Hotel within the Northern Region located 41 miles southwest of Memphis, Tennessee on the Mississippi River.
WaterView Casino & Hotel in Vicksburg within the Central Region located 44 miles west of Jackson on the Mississippi River.

Tribal Casinos in Mississippi

Mississippi’s three tribal casinos are each a property of Pearl River Casinos and Resorts, owned and operated by the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, including:

Bok Homa Casino in Sandersville located 93 miles southeast of Jackson.
Golden Moon Hotel & Casino in Philadelphia located 75 miles northeast of Jackson.
Silver Star Hotel & Casino in Philadelphia located 75 miles northeast of Jackson.

Other Gambling Establishments

As an alternative to enjoying Mississippi slot machine casino gambling, consider exploring casino options in a nearby state. Bordering Mississippi is:

North: Tennessee Slots
East: Alabama Slots
South: The Gulf of Mexico
West: Arkansas Slots and Louisiana Slots

Each of the links above will take you to my blog for that neighboring U.S. state to Mississippi.

Our Mississippi Slots Facebook Group

Are you interested in sharing and learning with other slots enthusiasts in Mississippi? If so, join our new Mississippi slots community on Facebook. All you’ll need is a Facebook profile to join this closed Facebook Group freely.

There, you’ll be able to privately share your slots experiences as well as chat with players about slots gambling in Mississippi. Join us!

Payout Returns in Mississippi

The Mississippi Gaming Commission (MGC) offers monthly return statistics for commercial casinos by region of the state:

Central Region, including the cities of Vicksburg and Natchez
Northern Region, including the cities of Tunica, Greenville, and Lula
Coastal Region, including the cities of Biloxi, Gulfport, and Bay St. Louis

The minimum and maximum theoretical payout limits are 80% and 100% according to MGC’s Regulations, Part 3: Operations, Rule 12.5: Minimum Standards for Gaming Devices.

These limits apply for each wager of a gaming device. If the gaming device played is a skill-based, competition-style machine, these limits apply when playing it with optimal strategy or perfect play.

MGC’s Monthly Revenue Reports offer the most recent month Slots Player Win Percent. Their Monthly Archives offer return statistics reports from prior months over the last twenty years.

The revenue reports offer the Win% for machine denominations for all casinos within a state region: Central, Northern, and Coastal. Further, progressive machines have separate entries by denomination. Gaming machines include:

Slot machines
Video poker machines
Video keno machines

Another useful monthly report is Gaming Devices Report, which offers how many machines of each denomination are in each commercial casino. Once again, progressive versus non-progressive machines are separate.

Relative to other U.S. gaming jurisdictions, the payout statistics provided by Mississippi are the most thorough treatment I’ve seen for payout returns.

The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians has not established theoretical payout limits in their gaming compact or by its Choctaw Gaming Commission. Further, as is often the case, no actual return statistics are publicly available.

Summary of Mississippi Slot Machine Casino Gambling in 2020

Mississippi slot machine casino gambling consists of 28 commercial casinos, three tribal casinos, and cruise ships sailing out of the ports of Biloxi and Gulfport on the Gulf Coast to international destinations.

Minimum and maximum theoretical payout limits at commercial casinos are 80% and 100%. Possibly the best return statistics in the U.S. are available from Mississippi, available by three state regions and machine denominations as well as whether they are progressive machines.

Annual Progress in Mississippi Slot Machine Casino Gambling

In the last year, one commercial casino has closed, the Resorts Casino Tunica.

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By Jon H. Friedl, Jr. Ph.D., President
Jon Friedl, LLC

Biloxi, MS

The jewel of Mississippi, Beau Rivage originally opened its doors in March, 1999. But owing to an unfortunate display of Mother Nature’s fury, Hurricane Katrina wrought havoc and destruction on the entire Gulf Coast area—and Beau Rivage was not spared. Undaunted by the devastation, Beau Rivage regrouped and was reborn in 2006, perhaps an even better incarnation than its $800 million predecessor.

Rising 32 stories and measuring an impressive 3.2 million square feet, the new Beau Rivage is the tallest building in Mississippi, boasting 1,740 guest rooms and suites, a completely redesigned casino floor, 11 tempting restaurants, four lounges and bars, 12 retails stores, a spa, saloon, pool and convention center. The property’s enhanced architecture and interior design offers a contemporary ambiance infused with the resort’s signature Southern elegance. Visitors are greeted by nature’s beauty and refinement as they walk through the enhanced open atrium and lobby that features thousands of plants and flowers.

The guest rooms—which include 95 luxury suites—afford patrons everything one would expect from an AAA Four Diamond resort award winner. In keeping with the resort’s southern-contemporary attitude, rooms offer a modern interior design scheme warmly dressed in cherry-wood furniture, original artwork, and bathrooms with Grecian marble flooring and surfaces. Other amenities include 32-inch LCD flat-screen TVs, double pillow-top mattresses and triple sheeting, lighted closets with full-length mirrored doors, a writing desk, and high-speed Internet access. This is all topped-off by stunning views of the Mississippi Gulf or Back Bay.

What about the gaming? The resort’s 85,000-square-foot casino offers 93 table games, 2,100 slot machines, 230 video poker games, and a 16-table poker room. The resort also offers a luxurious high-roller salon that includes 10 blackjack tables and an interchangeable table for roulette or baccarat; a high-limit slot room with 100 slot machines; an exclusive buffet and bar lounge; dedicated cashier services; private restrooms and round-the-clock concierge service.

SIDEBAR: March Mania $100,000 Slot Tournaments

Score a slum dunk at the $100,000 March Mania Slot Tournament each Wednesday at Beau Rivage. Forty winners per day mean increased chances of winning big! Earn 250 slot base points on tournament days to enter then register to play. Participants play one five minute session for a chance to be one of 40 winners that will share the $25,000 Freeplay prize pool that day.

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At Beau Rivage’s newly designed smoke-free poker room, match wits against beginners and professionals who share a common love for the thrill of the game. With high ceilings and an open floor plan it is one of the most spacious and comfortable in the South. The room offers 16 tables dealing a variety of popular games such as Texas Hold’em, Seven Card Stud and Omaha High Low Split. For bigger action, pull up a chair in the High Stakes area where No-Limit Texas Hold’em and Pot-Limit Omaha let you really go all in.

SIDEBAR: Spring Break Poker Classic

Poker action returns to MGM Resorts International’s Beau Rivage in Biloxi with the Spring Break Poker Classic March 21 – March 31. The tournament features 14 events with buy-ins ranging from $100 to $1,000. There will also be nightly No-Limit Hold’em tournaments with $80 + $20 entry and daily single table satellites with buy-ins from $80 to $360. Event #1, $300 + $40 No Limit Hold’em, kicks things off with a $100,000 guaranteed prize pool March 22-24.

“The Spring Break Poker Classic is the first tournament in our series of six major poker events we host at our MGM Resort International’s Mississippi resorts each year. The series begins at Beau Rivage and tournaments alternate with Gold Strike Casino Resort in Tunica with three tournaments being held at each property,” said George P. Corchis, Jr., President and Chief Operating Officer of MGM Resorts International’s Regional Operations.

Spring Break Poker Classic registration begins at 6 p.m. on March 21 and will be open from 9 AM to 9 PM daily. “MGM Resorts Mississippi’s six high-stake poker tournaments provide an opportunity for poker enthusiasts of all levels to compete in a variety of events at both Beau Rivage in Biloxi and Gold Strike in Tunica,” said Johnny Grooms, Beau Rivage Poker Room Manager. “The tournaments grow in buy-ins and the series will culminate with the third annual Million Dollar Heater main event held at Beau Rivage in January 2014.”

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Dining, Bars, and Nightlife

Beau Rivage Slot Wins 2019 Calendar

Not only does Beau Rivage offer southern charm, unsurpassed creature comforts and exceptional gaming, they’re certainly no slouch when it comes to dining, dancing, and partying the night away. In fact, they offer some of the best eateries and nightlife in the entire region.

BR Prime: Beau Rivage’s signature steak and seafood restaurant features prime grade steaks, fresh seafood and an extensive 3,500-bottle wine collection.
Jia: Contemporary Asian cuisine including a variety of soups, salads, noodles and regional specialties from Thailand, Japan, China, Vietnam and Hong Kong.
Memphis Q Smokehouse & Barbeque: Hot barbeque, house-smoked chicken, fried delta catfish and deliciously tempting Southern desserts.
The Buffet: A wide variety of cuisines, specialty foods and Southern favorites.
Breeze Bar: Exotic cocktails and specialty drinks at the heart of the casino.
Coast: Energetic mix of cool people and some of the best live entertainment in town.
EIGHT75: Ranked one of Nightclub & Bar Magazine’s top 100 establishments in the country, EIGHT75 features classic cocktails and signature martinis in a contemporary, plush environment.

SIDEBAR: March at Coast

Sham-ROCK Jameson party at Coast – Saturday, March 17th

Spend St. Patrick’s Day partying at Coast Nightclub. Sham-ROCK $5 specialty drink menu from 10:00 p.m. – 1:00 a.m. includes Guinness on draft, Jameson, Irish Car Bombs and Luck Bombs.

Basketball Madness – Tuesday, March 19, 2013 – Monday, April 8, 2013

Prepare your bracket and watch how it all unfolds during Basketball Madness at Coast. $8.50 Bacardi Buckets, $12.50 buckets of five domestic beers (Bud, Bud Light, Miller Lite and Coors Light) and $15 tailgate appetizer sampler including hot wings, fried mushrooms, cheese sticks, potato skins, chili cheese fries and nachos.

Ladies Always Free at Coast Nightclub

Ladies receive complimentary admission on Fridays and Saturdays. Ladies night continues Wednesday and Thursday nights from 10:00 p.m. -1:00 a.m. with ladies receiving complimentary admission and free well cocktails, domestic beer and house wine between 10:00 p.m. – 1:00 a.m.

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If you’re in the mood for a bit of pampering, pay a visit to the 20,000-square-foot Beau Rivage Spa and Salon, where guests enjoy personalized treatments ranging from wraps and therapeutic massages to facials or even eyelash extensions. They offer an expanded treatment menu with innovative options such as the Caviar & Pearl Facial, Youthful Recovery Epidermabrasion and Xtreme Eyelashes.

Meanwhile, the Spa’s solarium, which is designed in a living room setting, delivers the comforts of home while inspiring the feelings of serenity and calm. All told, the spa boasts some 70 trained professionals including massage therapists, aestheticians, cosmetologists and hair stylists all on hand to cater to nearly every whim.

SIDEBAR: Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic at Fallen Oak
The Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic returns to Fallen Oak for the fourth straight year, March 18-24, 2013. The event is expected to attract 81 professional golfers who will compete for a $1.6 million prize purse, with $240,000 and 240 Charles Schwab Cup points going to the winner. Last year’s winner Fred Couples will be back to defend his title as will the 2011 MGRC champion Tom Lehman.

Designed by legendary course architect Tom Fazio and exclusively for guests of Beau Rivage Resort & Casino, Fallen Oak raises the bar for luxury resort golf in this region. The 18-hole, par-72 championship layout unfolds in a majestic, almost cinematic, invitation to all who love the game. Hailed by Golf Magazine as No. 26 of the “Top 100 Courses You Can Play,” Fallen Oak has taken its place among the nation’s finest courses.

Beau Rivage Slot Winners 2019