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Chief health official calls bed bugs major threat to Mississippi hotels

Ted Carter — Sun, 01 Jul 2012 06:01:04 +0000

Cimex lectularis — aka the bed bug — followed man out of the caves millenniums ago and has been biting the hand that feeds it ever since. And, increasingly, guests of Mississippi hotels are enduring those bites, Dr. Jeffrey Brown says. As state entomologist and director of the Mississippi Department of Health’s Environmental Services Bureau, [...]

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Ex-Connecticut inn owner accused of bilking investors for resort project

Associated Press — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 01:09:31 +0000

LAKESHORE — A former owner of New London, Conn.’s, historic Lighthouse Inn is facing a trial in federal court on charges she helped defraud $1.7 million from investors in a resort project in Mississippi. Maureen Clark of Stonington and her former business partner, Cristopher Plummer of Lyme, were accused of using much of that money [...]

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Commission gives nod to plans for Golden Nugget casino resort

Associated Press — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 14:53:20 +0000

BILOXI — The Biloxi Planning Commission has approved the $150 million renovation plans for Golden Nugget Biloxi casino resort. The Sun Herald reports the proposal now goes to the city council. Officials say the sale of the Isle Casino to Landry’s Golden Nugget is expected by August but the property won’t be re-branded until all [...]

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Coast casinos up, riverboats down in April

Associated Press — Fri, 25 May 2012 15:02:11 +0000

ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Revenue for Mississippi Coast casinos was up in April, but the take at river casinos dropped, depressing the overall revenue at the state’s gambling halls. The state’s casinos won 1.2 percent less money, with revenues falling to $187 million last month from $189.3 million in April 2011. Casinos in the Gulf Coast [...]

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Buffett to personally greet first Margaritaville guests this evening

Associated Press — Tue, 22 May 2012 14:10:40 +0000

BILOXI — Jimmy Buffett says he knows how to put on a show. Supporters of the Margaritaville casino in Biloxi are counting on it as the gambling hall opens today. Margaritaville is among the smallest casinos approved by Mississippi regulators in recent years, raising concerns that it would steal business from competitors in the market, [...]

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Gagnon named new president/CEO of Pearl River Resort

Associated Press — Mon, 21 May 2012 16:12:13 +0000

CHOCTAW — Holly Gagnon has been selected president and CEO of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians’ Pearl River Resort. Gagnon’s most recent roles were vice president of finance/planning and analysis for Caesars Entertainment and lecturer at the Isenberg School of Management at the University of Massachusetts. Gagnon is also a certified public accountant (CPA). [...]

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Commission again rejects plans for proposed Coast casino

Associated Press — Fri, 18 May 2012 15:29:53 +0000

GULFPORT — The Mississippi Gaming Commission has asked casino developer Rotate Black to try again. The commission, in a 3-0 vote, again rejected the company’s plan for the Harbor Town Casino on the waterfront in Gulfport. In April, the commission asked developers to add more to their proposal, hoping the additional investment would bolster coast [...]

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Buffett attends certification meeting for Magaritaville Casino

Associated Press — Thu, 17 May 2012 16:22:30 +0000

JACKSON — Jimmy Buffett says creating jobs on the Gulf Coast is a rewarding part of his new Margaritaville Casino and Resort in Mississippi. Buffett was in Jackson today when the Mississippi Gaming Commission signed off the certification for the casino, set to open next Tuesday in Biloxi. The meeting was a formality. Gaming Commission [...]

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Supervisors turn down CVB’s offer to join tourism promotion group

Associated Press — Tue, 15 May 2012 13:25:52 +0000

JACKSON COUNTY — Jackson County supervisors have turned down the Mississippi Gulf Coast Convention & Visitors Bureau offer to add Jackson County representatives to their board to form a tri-county entity in support of Mississippi Coast tourism. Supervisor John McKay said yesterday he supported the move because it’s important for the Coast to speak with [...]

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Auditor’s Office tells city to put tax money in escrow

Associated Press — Fri, 04 May 2012 14:57:40 +0000

HORN LAKE — The state Auditor’s Office says Horn Lake needs to place money collected from an unauthorized hotel-motel tax into an escrow account until the issue is resolved. City officials told The Commercial Appeal yesterday they have already been doing so. The issue stems from a $2 per night tax on hotel and motel [...]

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