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- Jurisdiction
- Mississippi Gaming Commission (State gaming regulator) · Mississippi
- Level
- Sector regulator
- Authority
- Miss. Code Ann. § 75-76-33
- Issued
- 2020-03-16 Mar. 16, 2020
- Effective
- Casinos midnight Mar. 16, 2020; charitable gaming 8:00 a.m. Mar. 17, 2020 (read as 2020-03-16)
- End
- 2020-05-21 8:00 a.m. (Ex. 049) (read as 2020-05-21)
- In force
- Mar. 16, 2020 to May 21, 2020
- Quarters
- 2020 Q2
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Business closureGathering cap
- Addressees
- All licensed casinos
- All charitable gaming licensees
- Functions reached
- SF all 26 casino floors closed 66 days
- LG, FB casino hotels and restaurants closed
- FC bingo halls closed
- WF casino and charitable-gaming workforce idled
- Collection
- State gaming and racing regulators AGY-ST-GAMING-RACING
Operative words
All Mississippi Licensed Casinos will close at midnight tonight, March 16, 2020. All Mississippi Charitable Gaming Licensees will cease operations by 8 a.m. tomorrow, March 17, 2020.
Enforcement
Commission directive to licensees under the Gaming Control Act and Charitable Bingo Law.
Notes
Archived capture of the Commission's official COVID-19 News page as it stood Apr. 23, 2020;
Retrieval noteRegulator's own published statement of the closure.