by Associated Press Published: May 22,2012
Tags: casinos, Conventions, entertainment, gambling, gaming, hospitality, hotels, lodging, meetings, nightlife, restaurants, tourism, tourists, vacationers, vacationing, vacations, visitors
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, [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: May 21,2012
Tags: Conventions, entertainment, executive, executive management, executive team, food, gambling, gaming, hospitality, hotels, indians, lodging, meetings, Native Americans, nightlife, restaurants, tourism, tourists, vacationers, vacationing, vacations, visitors
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). [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: May 18,2012
Tags: commission, Conventions, entertainment, gambling, gaming, hospitality, hotels, lodging, meetings, restaurants, state agency, tourism, tourists, vactioners, vactions, visitors
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 [...] [...]
JACKSON — The Mississippi Gaming Commission has asked casino developer Rotate Black to try again. The commission, in a 3-0 vote Thursday, 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 [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: May 17,2012
Tags: casinos, Conventions, entertainment, gambling, gaming, hotels, lodging, meetings, restaurants, singer, songwriter, state agency, tourism, tourists, vacationers, vacationing, vactions, visitors
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 [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: May 15,2012
Tags: Conventions, county government, hospitality, hotels, lodging, marketing, meetings, motels, promotions, restaurants, tourism, tourists, vacationers, vacations, vactioning, visitors
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 [...] [...]
South Jackson will be set aflame with warrior roasts and costumed runners next April 20. And possibly the day after the smoke clears, too. The Warrior Dash — the fiery, muddy obstacle course race with a party waiting at the end — has committed to Jackson next year, about a month after the first event [...] [...]
by Stephen McDill Published: May 10,2012
Tags: Bay St. Louis, Genevieve Gorder, Gulf Coast, Hancock County, HGTV, HGTV Design Star, Keeping Up with the Kardashians, Kris Jenner, Mississippi, Mississippi Business Journal, Social Chair, Vanilla Ice, Vern Yip, Yuki Northington
Gulf Coast businesswoman Yuki Northington, a celebrated artist and owner of the Social Chair boutique in Bay St. Louis, will star in the upcoming next season of “HGTV Design Star.” Since 2006, the reality competition show has highlighted talented interior designers, stylists and artists as they compete to win their own HGTV show. The 12 [...] [...]
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 [...] [...]
JACKSON — A new report estimates tourists spent $294.3 million in Mississippi’s capital city in 2011. The Jackson Convention and Visitors Bureau estimates that 3.05 million people visited the city’s tourist attractions, festivals, conventions, or traveled via motor coach. The bureau estimates that spending supports 20,400 jobs, paying a cumulative $409 million. That’s an average [...] [...]
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