Gaming; authorize aboard cruise vessels on the Pearl River or adjoining water within a city with a population of 145,000 or more.

SB 2425 would authorize gaming (such as casino-style gambling) on cruise vessels operating on the Pearl River or adjacent waters within the corporate limits of a Mississippi city with a population of 145,000 or more, as determined by the latest federal census. It amends state law to exempt these specific vessel operations from the general prohibition on illegal gambling by removing the application of Section 67-1-71(i) to such locations. The bill would directly affect cruise vessels operating in eligible cities (like Jackson) that meet the population threshold and are situated on the specified waters within city boundaries.