The Mississippi House this week approved HB 4074, an online sports betting bill The bill is similar to an earlier House-approved bill introduced by Rep. Casey Eure HB 4074 includes the same regulatory framework, but increases the proposed sports betting tax rate and decreases rates for casinos Take two for Mississippi online sports betting . The Mississippi House of Representatives approved Rep. Casey Eure’s HB 4074 , a bill to legalize online sports betting, by a 100-11 vote on Feb. 25. The bill is nearly identical to Eure’s earlier approved HB 1581 , except it includes an increase to the proposed sports betting tax rate and a tax rate decrease for Mississippi casinos. The bill now heads to the Senate, which has not shown an appetite for online sports betting legalization over the last several years. On Par With National Average While most of the details in HB 4074 are nearly identical to Eure’s HB 1581 , the legislation includes a higher proposed online sports betti...