Mississippi Code
Miss. Code Ann. § 75-76-161 (2026)
Resolution of claim by patron; appeal of decision of executive director to commission; hearing
✓ current as of July 2026
- (1) Within twenty (20) days after the date of receipt of the written decision of the executive director, the aggrieved party may file a petition with the commission requesting a hearing to reconsider the decision.
- (2) The petition must set forth the basis of the request for reconsideration.
- (3) If no petition for reconsideration is filed within the time prescribed in subsection (1) of this section, the decision shall be deemed final action on the matter and is not subject to reconsideration by the executive director or review by the commission or to review by any court.
- (4) The party requesting the hearing must provide a copy of the petition to the other party.
- (5) Within fifteen (15) days after service of the petition, the responding party may answer the allegations contained therein by filing a written response with the commission.
- (6) The commission shall appoint a hearing examiner who shall schedule a hearing and may conduct the hearing at such times and places, within or without the State of Mississippi as may be convenient, except that notice of the date, time and place of the hearing must be provided to both parties. The commission may review the hearing examiner's decision as provided in Section 75-76-119.
Laws, 1990 Ex Sess, ch. 45, § 81, eff. 6/29/1990.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6
cases, 1995–2011 · leading case: Mississippi Gaming Com'n v. Freeman, 747 So. 2d 231 (Miss. 1999).
Mississippi Gaming Com'n v. Freeman, 747 So. 2d 231 (Miss. 1999). “Miss.Code Ann. § 75-76-161 (1991). The commission, in turn, appoints a hearing examiner to conduct a hearing on the patron dispute.”
Cook v. Mardi Gras Casino Corp., 697 So. 2d 378 (Miss. 1997). “There, the court found that it had no jurisdiction to hear the case in that Cook had failed to appeal the decision of the executive director to the full Commission as she was required to do under Miss. Code Ann. § 75-76-161 (1) through (3) (1972).”
Payton v. Boomtown Casino, 61 So. 3d 969 (Miss. Ct. App. 2011). “Miss.Code Ann. § 75-76-161 (Rev.2009). The Gaming Commission, in turn, appoints a hearing officer to conduct a hearing on the patron’s dispute.”
Burse v. Harrah's Vicksburg Corp., 919 So. 2d 1014 (Miss. Ct. App. 2005). “Miss.Code Ann. § 75-76-161(1) (Rev.2000).”
Mississippi Gaming Comm'n v. Effie Freeman (Miss. 1998). “Miss. Code Ann. § 75-76-161 (1991). The commission, in turn, appoints a hearing examiner to conduct a hearing on the patron dispute.”
Tina Louise Cook v. Mardi Gras Casino Corp (Miss. 1995). “Finally, Miss. Code Ann. § 75-76-161 (1) through (3) state that: (1) Within twenty (20) days after receipt of the written decision of the executive director, the aggrieved party may file a petition with the Commission requesting a hearing to reconsider the decision.”
— Miss. Code Ann. § 75-76-161(1) — 2 cases
Burse v. Harrah's Vicksburg Corp., 919 So. 2d 1014 (Miss. Ct. App. 2005). “Miss.Code Ann. § 75-76-161(1) (Rev.2000).”
Tina Louise Cook v. Mardi Gras Casino Corp (Miss. 1995). “Finally, Miss. Code Ann. § 75-76-161 (1) through (3) state that: (1) Within twenty (20) days after receipt of the written decision of the executive director, the aggrieved party may file a petition with the Commission requesting a hearing to reconsider the decision.”
— Miss. Code Ann. § 75-76-161(3) — 1 case
Burse v. Harrah's Vicksburg Corp., 919 So. 2d 1014 (Miss. Ct. App. 2005). “Miss.Code Ann. § 75-76-161(1) (Rev.2000).”
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