Casinos voice concerns about offshore drilling leases
by Associated Press
Published: February 10,2012
Tags: casinos, Conventions, disaster, energy, environment, explosion, gambling, gaming, gas, habitat, hospitality, hotels, leases, lodging, meetings, offshore drilling, Oil, oil rig, oil spill, petroleum, restaurants, seafood, tourism, tourists, visitors, wildlife
MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST — Mississippi casino operators say they trust state leaders that exploration and drilling would be low-key for natural gas and out of sight of most of the mainland.
However, the operators say in a letter to the Mississippi Development Authority, that they don’t want tourist areas overrun by industrial equipment, boats and workers.
The Sun Herald reports the letter was sent to the MDA by lawyers for Beau Rivage, Island View and IP casinos. The Beau Rivage and IP are in Biloxi and the Island View is in Gulfport.
The letter was among those MDA received during a comment period and in public hearings on its draft of offshore leasing and seismic surveying rules.
MDA officials say they will consider the casinos’ concerns and meet with tourism leaders.
![[RSS Feed]](http://i2.wp.com/msbusiness.com/wp-content/plugins/tdc-sociable-toolbar/rssfeed.png)
![[del.icio.us]](http://i0.wp.com/msbusiness.com/wp-content/plugins/tdc-sociable-toolbar/delicious.png)
To sign up for Mississippi Business Daily Updates, click here.
Top Posts & Pages
- Fervor grows for Tuscaloosa Marine Shale
- Click Boutique revives Hattiesburg downtown retail district
- KEEPING OUR EYE ON: Elizabeth Harris
- TROTTER: Social security claiming strategies
- Small business owners take picture perfect advantages with Instagram
- District at Eastover construction to start later this year
- Froyo y’all: Couple brings 'delicious' dessert to Delta
- Nullification and interposition
- Brown would make history if confirmed as judge
POST A COMMENT