by Associated Press Published: February 5,2013
Tags: acquire, acquisition, bankrupt, bankruptcy, buy, casino, Commercial Real Estate, convention, entertainment, gamble, gambling, gaming, hospitality, hotel, lodging, meeting, nightlife, purchase, restaurant, sale, sell, tourism, tourist, vacation, visitor
VICKSBURG — An Oklahoma Indian tribe is no longer planning to spend $125 million to buy the bankrupt DiamondJacks casinos in Bossier City, La., and Vicksburg from Legends Gaming. Global Gaming Solutions, a unit of the Chickasaw Nation of Oklahoma, wrote in court papers filed Jan. 25 that the DiamondJacks operations had run further downhill [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: January 18,2013
Tags: casino, convention, entertainment, food, gamble, gambler, gambling, gaming, hospitality, hotel, lodging, management, meeting, night life, restaurant, senior management, tourism, tourist, vacation, visitor
NATCHEZ — Isle of Capri Casino Natchez changed its top management with the ouster of vice president and general manager Tony Scudiero. Jill Alexander, senior director of corporate communications for Isle of Capri Casinos based in St. Louis, declined to explain the cause for the management change. The Natchez Democrat reports the management shake-up occurred [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: January 15,2013
Tags: computer, hack, hacker, hacking, hardware, hospitality, identity theft, restaurant, steal, stealing, technology, theft, thief
AROUND MISSISSIPPI — A Georgia-based restaurant firm says suspicious computer files have been found at some of its locations, prompting it to warn customers about the potential for fraud. Zaxby’s Franchising Inc. said in a statement that the suspicious files might have resulted in unauthorized access to credit and debit card information at more than [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: January 7,2013
Tags: appropriation, budget, casino, convention, county, entertainment, fund, gamble, gambler, gambling, gaming, government, hospitality, hotel, lodging, meeting, money, nightlife, restaurant, revenue, tourism, tourist, vacation, visitor
NATCHEZ — Adams County officials are being careful not to count too heavily on gambling revenue in 2013, despite the opening of a new casino. The Natchez Democrat reports the county has only budgeted for an additional $95,000 in gambling revenue for fiscal year 2013. For the fiscal year that ended in September 2012, a [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: January 3,2013
Tags: alcohol, city, government, hospitality, law, liquor, municipal, municipality, ordinance, restaurant, tourism, tourist, vacation, visitor
CORINTH — The Corinth Board of Aldermen has approved an ordinance governing the sale of liquor inside the city. Corinth voters approved the sale of alcoholic beverages in a Dec. 11 special election. The ordinance was approved yesterday. The Daily Corinthian reports the ordinance generally mirrors the regulations of the state’s Alcoholic Beverage Control division. [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: December 21,2012
Tags: casino, convention, entertainment, gamble, gambler, gambling, gaming, hospitality, hotel, lodging, meeting, nightlife, restaurant, tourism, tourist, vacation, visitor
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — The state’s casino revenue shrank again in November, but at a much slower pace than October’s 8 percent decline. Statewide casino revenue fell to $164.4 million, according to Mississippi Department of Revenue figures. The dip left the state’s gambling halls running $13 million ahead of 2011′s pace through 11 months. In 2011, [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: December 19,2012
Tags: accident, death, disaster, ecosystem, energy, environment, explosion, fuel, gasoline, hospitality, natural gas, Oil, oil spill, oilrig, petroleum, pollution, restaurant, seafood, sheen, tourism, tourist, vacation, visitor, wildlife
GULF OF MEXICO — Underwater inspections at the site of BP’s Deepwater Horizon rig disaster have failed to identify the source of a persistent sheen on the surface of the Gulf of Mexico, officials said yesterday. The Coast Guard and BP both said the recent inspections confirmed that the company’s Macondo well, which blew out [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: December 17,2012
Tags: casino, convention, economic development, entertainment, gamble, gambler, gambling, gaming, hospitality, hotel, lodging, meeting, nightlife, restaurant, tourism, tourist, vacation, visitor
NATCHEZ — Nearly 20 years after the first legalized dice rolled in Natchez, the city’s second casino is set to open. It wasn’t for lack of trying by others through the years. Magnolia Bluffs Casino is set to open tomorrow. Most local leaders tell The Natchez Democrat they have lost an exact count of the [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: December 12,2012
Tags: alcohol, bar, city, election, government, hospitality, liquor, municipal, municipality, poll, referendum, restaurant, tourism, tourist, vacation, visitor, vote, voter, Voting, wine
CORINTH — Voters in Corinth have decided to permit the sale of liquor and wine in the city. Beer sales already are allowed there. The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reported unofficial results showed 68 percent of voters approving the measure. It was the first election under a new state law that allows city-only votes on [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: December 3,2012
Tags: crime, criminal, government, hospitality, hotel, hotelier, law, law enforcement, lodging, price gouging, state
VICKSBURG — The Mississippi attorney general’s office has dropped charges against the owners of a Vicksburg hotel who had been accused of price gouging during a state of emergency. Jan Schaefer, a spokeswoman for Attorney General Jim Hood, tells the Vicksburg Post there was not enough evidence to pursue the charges. Devenora [...] [...]
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