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STATE 2022 2021
OBSERVATIONS
Alabama Arkansas Florida Georgia Illinois Indiana Kansas Louisiana Michigan Missouri North Carolina New Jersey Nevada
Ohio
Oklahoma
South Carolina Tennessee
Texas
Other
Out of State Totals Mississippi Totals Totals
2,270,296
423,361
1,259,086
634,264
132,820
73,802
14,558
3,263,670
87,176
135,013
79,320
22,373
11,740
80,175
32,626
70,530
1,229,854
414,274
738,527
10,973,465
7,846,415
18,819,880
2,176,696
495,082
1,114,616
558,221
123,431
67,239
12,633
3,187,405
82,213
125,090
79,234
23,699
10,572
73,792
30,234
68,414
1,383,884
366,841
1,277,382
11,256,678
8,806,312
20,062,990
* Figures include an estimate for December.
• Gaming and tourism are a driving force in the state. Tourism remains the fourth largest industry, with gaming and hospitality leading the way.
• People from around the world continue to visit Mississippi, discovering it to be a wonderful state with much to offer. This is illustrated by the fact that Beau Rivage Resort & Casino recently welcomed its one millionth charter program passenger to the Gulf Coast. Overall, in FY 2022 Mississippi’s visitation fell by roughly one million visitors compared to 2021.
• There is much for visitors to experience in Mississippi: great food, history, literature, blues music, gaming and entertainment. Every community in the Magnolia State has its own story to share. We know if visitors come, they will return!
2022
VISITATION TRENDS
TO MISSISSIPPI CASINOS
STATE
OF THE INDUSTRY