Mississippi Business Journal » Bobby Moak http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Mon, 20 May 2013 18:59:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Nevada takes legal gaming online; how far behind is Mississippi? http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/03/nevada-takes-legal-gaming-online-how-far-behind-is-mississippi/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nevada-takes-legal-gaming-online-how-far-behind-is-mississippi http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/05/03/nevada-takes-legal-gaming-online-how-far-behind-is-mississippi/#comments Fri, 03 May 2013 16:56:33 +0000 Frank Brown http://msbusiness.com/?p=74182 A Las Vegas firm this week became the first to launch legal online gaming in the United States, and it likely will have a major impact on casinos in Mississippi and nationwide. The move Tuesday by Ultimate Gaming to offer online poker – in Nevada only, for now – is the first since the federal [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/04/10/burton-no-favoritism-behind-failed-budget-bill-language/feed/ 0 Casino worker claims getting second look http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/12/19/casino-worker-claims-getting-second-look/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=casino-worker-claims-getting-second-look http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/12/19/casino-worker-claims-getting-second-look/#comments Sun, 19 Dec 2010 06:00:23 +0000 Clay Chandler http://msbusiness.com/?p=34763 Moak hopeful Feinberg appointee has better grasp of industry Casino workers who have had their oil spill claims denied by BP’s Gulf Coast Claims Facility may see their fortunes turn over the next couple of weeks. In November, the Mississippi Business Journal spoke to a casino worker on the Coast who also worked part-time for [...]

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