by Associated Press Published: October 17,2012
Tags: casino, employee, employment, entertainment, gambling, gaming, hospitality, hotel, job, layoff, lodging, nightlife, restaurant, tourism, tourist, unemployment, vacation, visitor, work, worker
TUNICA — The Fitz Casino & Hotel Tunica has laid off an unspecified number of employees, citing a soft economy, seasonal fluctuations and increased competition. General manager Chuck Miller declined to say how many employees were let go or how many remain. The casino reported 669 employees to the Mississippi Gaming Commission June 30. A [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: October 8,2012
Tags: casino, construction, convention, eat, economic development, employee, entertainment, food, gamble, gambling, gaming, hospitality, hotel, job, lodging, meeting, nightlife, restaurant, tourism, tourist, vacation, visitor, work, worker
NATCHEZ — Work on both the interior and exterior of Magnolia Bluffs Casino is moving along, and construction is on schedule for the casino’s opening in December. Project manager Dennis McEvoy of FoxCor Construction tells the Natchez Democrat crews are putting the finishing touches on the cypress siding on the exterior of the building and [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: October 2,2012
Tags: acquisition, buy, casino, convention, entertainment, gamble, gambler, gambling, gaming, hotel, lodging, meeting, merger, nightlife, purchase, restaurant, sale, sell, tourism, tourist, vacation, visitor
BAY ST. LOUIS — Full House Resorts says it has completed its $70 million purchase of Silver Slipper Casino Full House, based in Las Vegas, borrowed the money to buy the Hancock County gambling hall. The new owners were approved last month by the Mississippi Gaming Commission, allowing the deal to close yesterday. Investors led [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: September 25,2012
Tags: casino, convention, entertainment, gambling, gaming, hotel, hurricane, lodging, meeting, nightlife, restaurant, revenue, storm, tourism, tourist, tropical, vacation, visitor, Weather, winning
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Hurricane Isaac’s drenching rains dampened August casino revenues in Mississippi, with closings and bad weather keeping gamblers from losing as much as in August 2011. Statewide casino revenue fell 3.4 percent from last year, to $178.4 million, according to Mississippi Department of Revenue figures. In August, the 12 coastal casinos won a [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: September 6,2012
Tags: casino, construction, entertainment, gambler, gambling, gaming, hotel, lodging, nightlife, restaurant, tourism, tourist, vacation, visitor
BILOXI — The management of Hard Rock Casino plans a 12-story, 154-room hotel tower along U.S. 90 in Biloxi. The company says the $32.5-million project is expected to be completed by New Year’s 2014. The addition will create 90 permanent jobs and 250 construction jobs. The Sun Herald reports Premier Entertainment Biloxi, LLC and Hard [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: September 6,2012
Tags: casino, employee, employment, entertainment, gambler, gambling, gaming, hospitality, hotel, layoff, lodging, nightlife, restaurant, tourism, tourist, unemployment, vacation, visitor, work, worker
BILOXI — Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville Casino & Restaurant Biloxi is laying off about 50 full-time and 150 part-time workers as the summer tourist season ends. CFO Scott King tells the Sun Herald for six weeks the company has been informing employees their jobs would end with summer. Margaritaville hired nearly 1,000 people for its opening [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: August 22,2012
Tags: casino, convention, entertainment, gambling, gaming, hospitality, hotel, lodging, meeting, nightlife, restaurant, tourism, tourist, visitor, win, winnings
AROUND MISSISSIPPI — Mississippi’s Gulf Coast casinos won more money from gamblers in July than in any month since August 2008. But the state’s river region casinos continued to lag their historical performance, meaning casinos statewide won less money than in July 2011. Overall revenue fell 3.3 percent from July 2011, to $203.6 million, according [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: August 16,2012
Tags: approval, casino, commission, convention, entertainment, gambling, gaming, hospitality, hotel, lodging, meeting, nightlife, restaurant, state government, tourism, tourist, vacation
GULFPORT — Gulfport casino developers have finally made their casino big enough to win Mississippi Gaming Commission approval. The commission voted 3-0 to approve Rotate Black MS to begin construction on what would be a $112 million project. It would overlook the city of Gulfport’s small craft harbor, and the city has been eager for [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: August 3,2012
Tags: bankrupt, bankruptcy, bench, casino, convention, courts, entertainment, gaming, gammbling, hospitality, hotel, lodging, meeting, nightlife, restaurant, sale
VICKSBURG — The owner of casinos in Vicksburg and Bossier City, La., has filed for bankruptcy and plans to sell its casinos to an Oklahoma Indian tribe. Legends Gaming filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization in Shreveport, La. The company says it will sell its DiamondJacks casinos to Global Gaming Solutions for about $27.5 million, [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: July 23,2012
Tags: casino, city, construction, entertainment, gambling, gaming, hospitality, hotel, incentive, lodging, municipal government, municipality, nightlife, restaurant, tourism, tourist, visitor
BILOXI — Hard Rock Casino officials are considering building a new 12-story hotel tower in Biloxi. Tomorrow, they will ask the city for a tourism incentive. The Sun Herald reports Biloxi extends the incentive to tourism businesses and agrees to forgo ad valorem tax on the improvement value for up to seven years. The incentive [...] [...]
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