Magnolia Tribune brings you a Invoice of the Day from the Mississippi Legislature that simply could pique your curiosity.

Should you had been hoping to perform a little playing whereas ready in your flight, you’re in luck!

A invoice proposed by State Senator John Polk – SB 2189 – would enable slot machines in Mississippi airports.

In keeping with the invoice, airports that provide passenger service within the state that need to present slot machines can be topic to license and management by the Mississippi Gaming Management Act. If a slot machine is positioned inside an airport, there can be extra functions and costs incurred by the airport.

The appliance price for every entity is $5,000, with an annual price of $5,000.

Fines for any group, agency, or particular person who makes use of considered one of these machine’s unlawfully is $500 for the primary offense with the potential of three months in jail. A second conviction would incur the occasion a six month or extra sentence in county jail, not lasting longer than two years within the state penitentiary.

The legislation already has these stipulations for any gaming on a vessel or cruise vessel, as all Mississippi’s casinos had been as soon as dockside however now are allowed inside a sure distance of water.

At the moment, any slot machines or pinball machines that return cash are declared a playing machine and are deemed illegal except correct license has been authorized. The legislation additionally outlines fines that may be incurred if illegal betting takes place.

Betting on a horse race, yacht race, or taking pictures match will incur a nice of as much as $500, and if it isn’t paid, the perpetrator might be imprisoned within the county jail for 90 days.