Mississippi Code

Miss. Code Ann. § 75-76-7 (2026)

Mississippi Gaming Commission created; members of commission; qualifications

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(1) [Repealed]

(2) From and after October 1, 1993, the Mississippi Gaming Commission, consisting of three (3) members, is hereby created.

(3)
- (a) Each member of the commission shall be:
  - (i) A citizen of the United States; and
  - (ii) A resident of the State of Mississippi.
- (b) One (1) member of the commission shall have been a resident for not less than five (5) years of a county in which gaming is authorized at the time of appointment.

(4) No member of the Legislature, no person holding any elective office, nor any officer or official of any political party shall be eligible to appointment to the commission.

(5) It is the intention of the Legislature that the commission shall be composed of the most qualified persons available, preferably no two (2) of whom shall be of the same profession or major field of industry; but no person actively engaged or having a direct pecuniary interest in gaming activities shall be a member of the commission.

Laws, 1990 Ex Sess, ch. 45, § 4, eff. 6/29/1990.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 10 cases, 1994–2019 · leading case: COLUMBIA LAND DEVEL., LLC v. Sec'y of State, 868 So. 2d 1006 (Miss. 2004).

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COLUMBIA LAND DEVEL., LLC v. Sec'y of State, 868 So. 2d 1006 (Miss. 2004). “1995) (citing Miss. Code Ann. § 75-76-7 ).”

Miss. Casino Operators Ass'n v. MISS. GAMING COM'N, 654 So. 2d 892 (Miss. 1995). “" Miss. Code Ann. 75-76-7. This authority is limited, however, and must not exceed the authority prescribed by the legislative enactment.”

Mississippi Gaming Com'n v. Bd. of Educ., 691 So. 2d 452 (Miss. 1997). “1995), however, we recognized that Miss. Code Ann. § 75-76-7 provides the Commission with the authority "to determine the locations of casinos which wish to build in the Gulf Coast area.”

Concerned Citizens v. MISS. GAMING COM'N, 735 So. 2d 368 (Miss. 1999). “That notwithstanding, Miss.Code Ann. § 75-76-7 provides the Commission with the authority "to determine the locations of casinos which wish to build in the Gulf Coast area.”

Bay St. Louis Cmty. Ass'n v. Com'n on Marine Res., 808 So. 2d 885 (Miss. 2001). “In 1990 the Mississippi Legislature passed Miss.Code Ann. § 75-76-7 (2000), which created the Mississippi Gaming Commission (MGC).”

Christian Shriver v. Boyd Biloxi, LLC (Miss. Ct. App. 2019). “Miss. Code Ann. § 75-76-7 (2) (Rev. 2016); Miss.”

Columbia Land Dev., LLC v. Sec'y of State (Miss. 2001). “1995) (citing Miss. Code Ann. § 75-76-7 ). 12 Turney, 481 So.”

Mississippi Gaming Comm'n v. Harrison Cnty Bd of Educa (Miss. 1994). “1995), however, we recognized that Miss. Code Ann. § 75-76-7 provides the Commission with the authority "to determine the locations of casinos which wish to build in the Gulf Coast area.”

Concerned Citizens to Protect the Isles & Point v. Mississippi Gaming Comm'n (Miss. 1997). “That notwithstanding, Miss. Code Ann. § 75-76-7 provides the Commission with the authority "to determine the locations of casinos which wish to build in the Gulf Coast area.”

Bay St. Louis Cmty. Ass'n, Inc. v. Comm'n on Marine Resources (Miss. 2000). “In 1990 the Mississippi Legislature passed Miss. Code Ann. § 75-76-7 (2000), which created the Mississippi Gaming Commission (MGC).”

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