University of Mississippi study finds 60% of student gamblers used legal sportsbooks

A University of Mississippi study found that 60% of surveyed students who had gambled placed a bet through a sportsbook described as legal, despite Mississippi’s ban on mobile sports betting. The survey found 39% had gambled in the past year; among those respondents, 16% reported sports betting. Associate professor Dan Durkin said students showed patterns similar to those identified nationally.