- Caesars Entertainment (NASDAQ:CZR +1.2%) and Scientific Games (SGMS +2.4%) launched a sports betting platform in Mississippi, with the first bet being taken at the Caesars' Horseshoe Tunica Hotel & Casino processed its inaugural bet on August 14.
- The Harrah's Gulf Coast Hotel & Casino in Biloxi is also now up and running with sports betting.
- "The deployment of Caesars sportsbooks has been one of the fastest ever deployments of our platform," notes Scientific Games CTO Chris Armes.
- Source: Press Release