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Mississippi takes action after the ‘glory days’

Frank Brown — Wed, 08 May 2013 21:01:39 +0000

“The glory days are over, and we have to deal with that.” That’s how Larry Gregory of the Mississippi Casino Operators Association assessed the state of gaming in Mississippi during Wednesday’s Southern Gaming Summit in Biloxi. Mississippi’s casinos have been on a rough ride in recent years – both financially and physically – but Mississippi [...]

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Mississippi stops slide in casino revenues – sort of

Frank Brown — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 14:23:54 +0000

Mississippi casinos have halted their four-year slide in annual gross gaming revenues — or have they? In records released recently by the Mississippi Department of Revenue, gaming revenue in 2012 showed an increase of $12 million over 2011. That stopped a streak of four consecutive years where gaming revenues dropped by an average of about [...]

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Big plans proposed for Harbor Town Casino

Associated Press — Thu, 10 May 2012 13:31:06 +0000

GULFPORT — Officials with Rotate Black hope to return to the Mississippi Gaming Commission next week with a larger budget for developing Harbor Town Casino at the Gulfport waterfront. Last month the Gaming Commission tabled plans for the casino, saying as presented it would be the smallest casino in South Mississippi. The proposal could be [...]

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Casino regulators want to see more from developers

Associated Press — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 14:14:40 +0000

JACKSON — The Mississippi Gaming Commission on Thursday delayed approval of plans for Rotate Black’s Harbor Town Casino in Gulfport. WLOX-TV reports that commission members want Rotate Black to step back and look at what more could be added to the project. Commissioner Jerry St. Pe said the size and scope of the Gulfport project [...]

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Ledbetter appointed to chair

MBJ Staff — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 06:01:33 +0000

J.W. Ledbetter, homeland security advisor for Gov. Phil Bryant and executive director for the Mississippi Office of Homeland Security, has been appointed to the Executive Committee of the State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Government Coordinating Council (SLTTGCC) as chairman for the Homeland Security Advisors Working Group (HSA-WG). Ledbetter also serves as chairman of the Critical [...]

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Roth Hill casino gets go-ahead in Natchez

Clay Chandler — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 06:00:55 +0000

In early 2008, developers of a planned casino on Natchez’s Roth Hill appeared before the Mississippi Gaming Commission and got site approval for the project. Almost four years and a few delays later, Premier Gaming Group received from the MGC at its October meeting permission to begin construction, said Allen Godfrey, the Commission’s executive director. [...]

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Gregory moving to MCOA

MBJ Staff — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 06:00:49 +0000

Larry Gregory, who currently serves as executive director of the Mississippi Gaming Commission, has entered into a letter of intent with the Mississippi Casino Operators Association Inc. (MCOA) for the position of executive director. The parties are working toward finalizing an employment contract. Gregory recently announced his retirement from the Mississippi Gaming Commission, a position [...]

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Q&A: Allen Godfrey, Executive Director, Mississippi Gaming Commission

Amy McCullough — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 06:00:29 +0000

Allen Godfrey has been promoted to executive director of the Mississippi Gaming Commission. Before joining the Gaming Commission in 2003, Godfrey held senior auditor positions with the Mississippi Alcoholic Beverage Control and the Mississippi State Tax Commission. He is a graduate of Mississippi State University with a degree in business administration and is a certified [...]

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From cub reporter to shipyard CEO and gaming chair, St. Pe has put his mark on Mississippi

Becky Gillette — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 06:00:42 +0000

Few young reporters have paved a career path as remarkable as that of Jerry St. Pe. He came to Pascagoula in 1958 to work at the Pascagoula Chronicle Star, which is now the Mississippi Press. In 1961 St. Pe went to work in the public relations department at Ingalls Shipbuilding, where he rose in the [...]

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Gregory on Gaming

Stephen McDill — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 18:36:09 +0000

JACKSON- Larry Gregory, outgoing director of the Mississippi Gaming Commission, gives the Stennis Institute an outline on the history of the Mississippi gaming industry and offers insight into current and future issues that casinos will face. PART 1 PART 2 PART 3

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