Introduction to Mississippi Slots Return-To-Player
A big concern for slots enthusiasts is if casinos are trying to “get back their lost gaming revenue” by reducing their return-to-player (RTP). But is that true, state-by-state? Let’s look closely at Mississippi Slots Return-To-Player for their casinos.
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Mississippi’s Slots Industry: An Overview
Mississippi has twenty-seven commercial casinos, three American Indian tribal casinos, and cruise ships sailing out of the ports of Biloxi and Gulfport to international destinations.
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The Mississippi Gaming Commission (MGC) is responsible for non-tribal, commercial casinos. The gaming regulations used are from MGC but also from state law, specifically the Gaming Control Act.
Winning a jackpot of $1,200 or more in Mississippi results in a nonrefundable 3% tax of those winnings paid to the Mississippi Gaming Commission. This limit also applies to any cash prizes won in casino drawings and tournaments.
The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians also has its Choctaw Gaming Commission for Mississippi’s three tribal casinos. The gaming compacts which authorized tribal gaming in Mississippi established this gaming commission.
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By law, Mississippi’s riverboat casinos must be located on coastal waters, the Mississippi River, and in navigable waters of counties bordering the Mississippi River. However, after Hurricane Katrina in 2005, the Mississippi legislature allowed the state’s gulf coast casinos to rebuild on land within 800 feet of the shoreline.
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Mississippi’s Return Statistics for Slots
The minimum and maximum theoretical payout limits are 80% and 100% according to MGC’s Regulations, Part 3: Operations. There, see Rule 12.5: Minimum Standards for Gaming Devices.
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These theoretical payout limits apply for each wager of a gaming device. If the gaming device played is a skill-based, competition-style gaming machine, they apply when playing with optimal strategy.
The Mississippi Gaming Commission (MGC) offers monthly return statistics for commercial casinos by region of the state:
- Central Region, including the cities of Vicksburg and Natchez
- Northern Region, including the cities of Tunica, Greenville, and Lula
- Coastal Region, including the cities of Biloxi, Gulfport, and Bay St. Louis
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MGC’s Monthly Revenue Reports offer player win percent return statistics. Their Monthly Archives offers older monthly return statistics reports.
These revenue reports offer the Win% for machine denominations for all casinos combined within each state region: Central, Northern, and Coastal. Furthermore, progressive machines have separate entries by denomination and the number of machines with each slot machine denomination is listed.
These extensive return statistics including player win percent by slot machine denomination for all casinos within three state regions: Central, Northern, and Coastal. Progressive machines have separate entries by denomination.
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Another useful monthly report is Gaming Devices Report, which offers how many machines of each denomination are in each commercial casino. Once again, progressive versus non-progressive machines are separate.
The two American Indian tribal casinos in Mississippi haven’t established theoretical payout limits nor do they offer publicly available return statistics.
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Mississippi’s twenty-seven commercial casinos are:
- 1st Jackpot Casino Tunica, 41 miles southwest of Memphis, Tennessee on the Mississippi River.
- Ameristar Casino Hotel Vicksburg, 44 miles west of Jackson on the Mississippi River.
- Bally’s Vicksburg, 44 miles west of Jackson on the Mississippi River.
- Beau Rivage Resort & Casino in Biloxi, 63 miles west of Mobile, Alabama on the Gulf Coast.
- Boomtown Casino Biloxi, 63 miles west of Mobile, Alabama on the Gulf Coast.
- Fitz Casino Hotel in Tunica, 41 miles southwest of Memphis, Tennessee on the Mississippi River.
- Gold Strike in Tunica, 41 miles southwest of Memphis, Tennessee on the Mississippi River.
- Golden Nugget Biloxi, 63 miles west of Mobile, Alabama on the Gulf Coast.
- Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Biloxi, 63 miles west of Mobile, Alabama on the Gulf Coast.
- Harlow’s Casino Resort & Spa in Greenville, 119 miles northwest of Jackson on the Mississippi River.
- Harrah’s Gulf Coast in Biloxi, 63 miles west of Mobile, Alabama on the Gulf Coast.
- Hollywood Casino Gulf Coast in Bay St. Louis, 91 miles west of Mobile, Alabama on the Gulf Coast.
- Hollywood Casino Tunica, 41 miles southwest of Memphis, Tennessee on the Mississippi River.
- Horseshoe Tunica, 41 miles southwest of Memphis, Tennessee on the Mississippi River.
- IP Casino Resort Spa in Biloxi, 63 miles west of Mobile, Alabama on the Gulf Coast.
- Island View Casino Resort in Gulfport, 75 miles west of Mobile, Alabama on the Gulf Coast.
- Isle of Capri Casino Hotel Lula, 59 miles southwest of Memphis, Tennessee on the Mississippi River.
- Magnolia Bluffs Casino Hotel in Natchez, 103 miles southwest of Jackson on the Mississippi River.
- Palace Casino Resort in Biloxi, 63 miles west of Mobile, Alabama on the Gulf Coast.
- Riverwalk Casino Hotel in Vicksburg, 44 miles west of Jackson on the Mississippi River.
- Sam’s Town Hotel & Gambling Hall, Tunica, 41 miles southwest of Memphis, Tennessee on the Mississippi River.
- Scarlet Pearl Casino Resort in Biloxi, 63 miles west of Mobile, Alabama on the Gulf Coast.
- Silver Slipper Casino Hotel in Bay St. Louis, 91 miles west of Mobile, Alabama on the Gulf Coast.
- Treasure Bay Casino and Hotel in Biloxi, 63 miles west of Mobile, Alabama on the Gulf Coast.
- TROP Casino Greenville, 119 miles northwest of Jackson on the Mississippi River.
- Tunica Roadhouse, 41 miles southwest of Memphis, Tennessee on the Mississippi River.
- WaterView Casino & Hotel in Vicksburg, 44 miles west of Jackson on the Mississippi River.
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Monthly Player Win Percentages
The return statistics for Mississippi’s three state regions go back to April 2000. I’ve plotted below the monthly player win percentages from Mississippi three state regions from 2019.
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Excluding April 2020, the month during which Mississippi casinos were partially closed, the return-to-player ranges between 90.5% and 93.5%, a range of 3%.
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Summaries can help to understand longer term trends, so let’s graph the state-wide total return-to-player only.
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Notice how the middle of 2022’s returns have a high-low-high-low monthly sequence which is an interesting pattern to take advantage of by carefully planning bi-monthly trips.
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Summary of Mississippi Slots Return-To-Player
Mississippi’s three state regions carefully manage their player win percentage. Because returns are reported to the state of Mississippi, savvy slots enthusiasts can choose between state regions for a better return-to-player than the next.
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