Page 9 - MGHA Annual Report, 2025

GAMING’S ECONOMIC IMPACT
MISSISSIPPI GAMING IN 2024:
STAYING STRONG
• Mississippi commercial casinos generated $2.43 billion in gross gaming revenue and $3.24 billion in total revenue, about 2% less than 2023, when gross gaming revenue was closer to $2.5 billion and total revenue was closer to $3.3 billion. The Gulf Coast region was virtually the same year-over-year, down last than half a percentage point.
• Last year, the industry generated $808 million in non-gaming revenue — up slightly from 2023. Restaurants, retail outlets, spas and convention
space helped attract visitors who spent more money enjoying these amenities.
• In 2024, the Mississippi gaming industry supported more than 16,000 direct jobs with close to $800 million in wages and benefits.
• In 2024, the industry spent close to $50 million on advertising and promotions with close to 75% coming from the Gulf Coast Region.
CENTRAL, RIVER AND GULF COAST REGIONS AND STATE TOTALS
2024
Total Revenue
Gross Gaming Revenue Non-Gaming Revenue
# of Casinos
Employees / Hotel Employees Wages Paid
Benefits Provided
Hotel Rooms
Slots / Table Games / Poker Advertising / Promo Spend*
Central Region
$ 359,997,444 $ 318,841,107 $ 41,156,337 7
1,562 / 127
$ 63,896,511 $ 19,168,953 680
4,103 / 64 / 2 $ 6,366,677
Northern Region
$ 647,815,408
Gulf Coast Region
$ 2,234,283,394
STATE TOTAL
$ 3,242,096,246 $ 2,433,839,816 $ 808,256,430 26
13,843 / 2,234 $ 613,368,200 $ 184,010,459 10,409
20,905 / 684 / 53 $ 49,660,697
$ 532,143,694
$ 1,582,855,015
$ 115,671,714
$ 651,428,379
7
12
2,850 / 316
9,431 / 1,791
$ 133,777,121
$ 415,694,568
$ 40,133,136
$ 124,708,370
3,095
6,634
5,328 / 170 / 24
11,474 / 450 / 27
$ 6,808,870
$ 36,485,150
16,077 DIRECT JOBS
EMPLOYEES/HOTEL EMPLOYEES 13,843 + 2,234
$797.4 MILLION
IN WAGES & BENEFITS $613,368,200 + $184,010,459
2024
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