Mississippi sports betting took a total of $6.3 million during the first full month of regulation, but this figure is set to increase considerably as more companies launch in the US state.

This handle corresponds to $644,000 in revenue for casinos and $77,000 in tax income for the state.

Baseball proved to be the most popular sport, attracting $3.3m in bets in August, while punters wagered $1.4m on parlay betting and $1.3m on American football.

Mississippi sports betting went live on August 1 and the first month of regulation in the state saw a number of companies roll out sports betting.

Caesars Entertainment, in partnership with Scientific Games, along with MGM and Churchill Downs were among those to take bets in August.

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