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This bill, titled "Mobile sports wagering; authorize," amends Mississippi law to permit and regulate mobile sports betting. It defines "digital platform" as any entity operating a sports pool or race book over the internet, including websites and mobile devices, and clarifies that personal computers and mobile phones used for placing bets via these platforms are not considered "associated equipment" or "gaming devices." The bill authorizes the use of digital platforms for sports wagering, allowing wagers to be placed through "sports pool wagering accounts" that can be funded electronically. It also revises gaming license fees based on platform gross revenues and amends the Fantasy Contest Act to remove the prohibition on offering contests based on the performance of participants in collegiate sports events. The legislation specifies that wagers placed through approved digital platforms are exempt from the requirement that a patron must be physically present at a licensed establishment to participate in a game, and it clarifies that the intermediate routing of electronic data for lawful intrastate wagers does not determine the location where the wager is initiated or received.

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