At the 12 commercial casinos that make up the Mississippi south coast market, visitors will find 14,753 slots, 522 table/poker games, and 6,625 hotel rooms. Why the draw to Mississippi and the south coast? Outside of Las Vegas and Atlantic City, you will not find a cluster of high-end gaming resorts like you do in Mississippi. Most recently, in January, the commercial casinos in Mississippi generated $177 million, a definite increase over amount earned in January 2015. In fact, the south coast casino market in Mississippi is on a roll after ending 2015 with a 6% increase.
That’s equivalent to half of the population of Canada. In 2015, roughly 14 million people from other states visited Mississippi casinos. Specifically, casinos on the southern Gulf Coast of Mississippi are becoming an increasingly popular destination for those outside the U.S. One area that is gaining in popularity for those who love to gamble is the states that make up the Gulf Coast: Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida. Traditionally, snowbirds from eastern Canada (Ontario, Quebec, the Maritimes) vacation in Florida, while those in western Canada vacation in Arizona and California. Many Canadians travel to the southern U.S.
