Council approves site for another Greenville casino
GREENVILLE — The Greenville City Council has agreed to allow the former Chicago Mills Property to become the site of a third casino.
Now, the developers of the Delta Blues Casino must get approval from the Mississippi Gaming Commission to proceed.
Plans call for the casino to grow from an initial gaming vessel on Lake Ferguson, to a land-based facility that includes a hotel, convention center, and water park.
The Gaming Commission expects to hear from developers at its Sept. 23 meeting.
Charles Preiser, the casino’s president and CEO, tells the Delta Democrat Times that pending state approval, the initial $9 million casino project would take 16 to 18 months for construction.
He says the hotel and other parts of the project are expected to cost $39 million.
![[Print]](http://msbusiness.com/wp-content/plugins/tdc-sociable-toolbar/print.png)
![[Email]](http://msbusiness.com/wp-content/plugins/tdc-sociable-toolbar/email_2.png)
![[RSS Feed]](http://msbusiness.com/wp-content/plugins/tdc-sociable-toolbar/rssfeed.png)
![[del.icio.us]](http://msbusiness.com/wp-content/plugins/tdc-sociable-toolbar/delicious.png)
![[Digg]](http://msbusiness.com/wp-content/plugins/tdc-sociable-toolbar/digg.png)
![[Facebook]](http://msbusiness.com/wp-content/plugins/tdc-sociable-toolbar/facebook.png)
To sign up for Mississippi Business Daily Updates, click here.
Recent Posts
- Last defendant in insurance scheme gets 18 years in prison
- Judge rules: Scruggs’ judicial bribery conviction upheld
- Judge orders Rep. Aldridge to pay more than $200K to aunt
- Baseball stadium/entertainment venue proposed at State Port
- County exploring legal avenues to overturn EPA air-quality decision
- Read May 28 issue of the MBJ
- FNC index shows U.S. home prices up for first time since last July
- Appeals Court to hear lawsuits over drawing county district lines
POST A COMMENT