All eyes are on New Jersey tonight, on what is the eve of online gambling’s arrival across the Garden State tomorrow.
In particular, lawmakers from Mississippi are watching to see how Internet gambling unfolds in New Jersey.
According to the Associated Press, House Gaming Committee Chairman Richard Bennett says that hearings and discussions on Internet gambling are planned during Mississippi’s 2014 legislative session.
However, he predicted no action, saying he’d rather let Nevada, New Jersey and Delaware — the three states where Internet gambling is legal — work things out.
“I don’t believe we’re going to have anything come out on it this session,” Bennett was quoted. “It’s just too early right now,” he said.
But Mississippi, like California and a handful of other states, is strongly interested in the prospect of online gambling and the revenue machine it could become.
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