Mississippi Legislature Rejects Proposals for Casino Construction in Jackson Capital City
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📅 Published: February 28, 2025 📸 Photo by Felix Wong, CC by 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
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The following gaming bills faced roadblocks in their respective legislatures:
- House Bill 5643 in Rhode Island aimed to align casino crime laws with iGaming age restrictions (21+), but it fell Apart in a 7-4 bipartisan vote within the House Judiciary Committee[1].
Key reasons for the bill's demise: - Concerns over the bill's penalty structure, which proposed up to 1 year imprisonment and a $1,000 fine for underage gambling violations [1]. - The bill's harsh penalties for minors clashed with ongoing discussions on reevaluating justice approaches for young adults, such as Rhode Island's Second Look initiative[1].
- South Carolina's HB 4176 (casinos along I-95) stalled in committee[5].
- Mississippi's sweepstakes casino bill, quashed over sports betting amendments[3].
- North Dakota's tribal casino proposal, lashed in a House vote[2].
(Note: The observed February 28, 2025 date doesn't correspond with the April 28, 2025 timeline of HB 5643's failure. Other casino/gaming bills failing in April 2025 include the ones mentioned above.)
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