Page 9 - MGHA Annual Report, 2021

STATE 2020 2019
1,698,821
461,605
868,548
458,917
103,237
62,118
10,358
2,505,698
92,685
103,542
61,834
30,329
8,308
56,592
24,124
OBSERVATIONS
Alabama Arkansas Florida Georgia Illinois Indiana Kansas Louisiana Michigan Missouri North Carolina New Jersey Nevada
Ohio
Oklahoma
South Carolina Tennessee
Texas
Other
Out of State Totals Mississippi Totals Totals
57,839
1,054,017
296,844
827,445
8,782,861
6,502,056
15,284,917
* Through September 2020; additionally, all casinos were closed from March 16, 2020, through May 21, 2020.
• While the national hotel room occupancy rate is down 33.2%, Coastal Mississippi is faring much better, leading the nation in occupancy. On the coast in the Magnolia State, room occupancy is down just 10.2%. Statewide, room occupancy is down by 16.8 percent in Mississippi.
• People from around the world continue to come to Mississippi, discovering it to be a great place to visit with much to offer. Visitors nd everything from great food to history and literature to the blues and gaming entertainment. Every community in the Magnolia State has its own story to share. Along the Gulf Coast, the $100-million-plus Mississippi Aquarium recently opened, providing guests with another exciting amenity.
• Sports betting continues to be popular for visitors and is bringing more people to the state. When people come to the casinos to place their bets, they’re not only visiting the sportsbooks, but also stopping on the casino oor, booking hotel rooms, shopping and enjoying dining options.
2,847,613
984,195
1,819,671
871,046
204,708
109,470
21,232
4,148,593
139,623
211,495
106,983
104,077
10,292
109,821
43,756
89,156
1,709,348
538,632
1,021,921
15,091,632
9,483,134
24,574,766
2020
VISITATION TRENDS
TO MISSISSIPPI CASINOS
STATE
OF THE INDUSTRY