Mississippi House Bill 782 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Failed on February 3 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-02-03 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Create The Mississippi Internet Poker Act; To Make Findings Regarding The Authority Of The State To Regulate Internet Poker As The Exclusive Internet Game Allowed Online In Mississippi; To Set Forth Definitions That Apply To The Provisions Of The Act; To Provide A Process Whereby The Mississippi Gaming Commission May Issue Internet Wagering Permits To Gaming Licensees; To Provide Additional Powers To The Commission, As Necessary To Regulate Lawful Internet Gaming; To Impose An Additional License Fee In The Amount Of Five Percent On The Internet Wagering Gross Revenues Per Calendar Month; To Prescribe The Manner In Which Lawful Internet Gaming May Be Conducted; To Provide Penalties For Violations Of The Act; To Amend Sections 75-76-5, 75-76-33, 75-76-81, 75-76-101, 75-76-157, 75-76-177, 75-76-191, 75-76-195 And 75-76-325, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.

Gaming; create Mississippi Internet Poker Act.

Rep. Henry Espy [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-02-03	House	Died In Committee
2015-01-19	House	Referred To Gaming;Ways and Means

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2015/pdf/history/HB/HB0782.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2015/html/HB/0700-0799/HB0782IN.htm