by Associated Press Published: April 26,2012
Tags: casinos, construction, Conventions, economic development, entertainment, expansions, gambling, gaming, hospitality, hotels, lodging, meetings, municipal government, nightlife, Renovations, restaurants, tourism, tourists, visitors
BILOXI — The Biloxi Development Review Committee has received plans from Golden Nugget officials for a $150 million remodel and expansion of the Isle Casino Biloxi. Attorney Britt Singletary said yesterday the sale of the casino resort in East Biloxi could be completed in July. Singletary says the Isle won’t be rebranded the Golden Nugget [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 25,2012
Tags: casinos, Commercial Real Estate, Conventions, entertainment, gambling, gaming, hospitality, hotels, lodging, meetings, municipal government, restaurants, site approval
D’IBERVILLE — The D’Iberville Planning Commission has approved the site plan and variances for a $370 million resort proposed by Land Holdings. The Sun Herald reports the city council will vote on the project at its May 1 meeting. About 50 people who live around the casino site east of Interstate 110 turned out to [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 13,2012
Tags: clinic, credit cards, debit cards, entertainment, misappropriations, municipal government, SCANDAL, sex, state agency, state government, taxes, taxpayers, treatment
SOUTHAVEN — The office of Mississippi Auditor Stacey Pickering is revising the amount that Southaven Mayor Greg Davis must repay to taxpayers after aldermen determined that about $6,000 in charges to the mayor’s city-issued credit card were not city-related expenses. “We didn’t have enough documentation to justify approximately $6,000 as city expenses,” Aldermen Ronnie Hale [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: April 11,2012
Tags: community development, creative economy, cultural tourism, economic development, entertainment, Heritage, music, natural resources, state agency, state government, tourism, tourists, visitors
JACKSON — The Asset Development Division of the Mississippi Development Authority (MDA) has launched an interactive website, assetmap.mississippi.org, to showcase unique assets found in communities throughout Mississippi. The website pinpoints historic sites, unique businesses, tourist attractions and natural resources found in communities that have undergone MDA’s asset mapping process. The website also highlights markers found [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 5,2012
Tags: casinos, elections, entertainment, gambling, gaming, hospoitality, hotels, lodging, municipal government, Politics, referendum, restaurants, tourism, tourists, visitors
LONG BEACH — Long Beach alderman Leonard Carrubba has suggested putting a nonbinding casino referendum on the November ballot. Carrubba tells WLOX-TV he wants to know if Long Beach voters are for or against a casino in their city. Long Beach voters have turned down gaming before — during two countywide votes. They rejected a [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 4,2012
Tags: casinos, Conventions, entertainment, gambling, gaming, hospitality, hotels, lease, lodging, meetings, municipal government, real estate, restaurants, tourism, tourists, visitors
D’IBERVILLE — The city of D’Iberville will share in the profits of Oyster Bay Casino if the resort is built. The city council yesterday agreed to lease the waterfront land on the Back Bay near the Jackson County line. City Manager Michael Janus told The Sun Herald the city’s parcel is needed to make the [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: April 3,2012
Tags: acquisitions, casino, Conventions, entertainment, gambling, gaming, hospitality, hotels, meetings, mergers, restaurants, tourism, tourists, visitors
HANCOCK COUNTY — Full House Resorts of Las Vegas, Nev., has entered into definitive agreements with Silver Slipper Casino Venture, LLC to acquire all of the outstanding membership interest of the entity operating the Silver Slipper Casino in Hancock County. The purchase price is $70 million, exclusive of estimated cash, net working capital balances, fees [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 29,2012
Tags: affiliation, broadcast media, entertainment, media, NEWS, programming, television, television network, television station, TV
BILOXI — CBS and WLOX-TV in Biloxi have signed an affiliation agreement. WLOX-CBS will be on a digital sub-channel of WLOX and will be viewed over the air, on cable and satellite, CBS said in a statement. The affiliation is effective April 8. David Vincent, vice president and general manager of WLOX, says it will [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 28,2012
Tags: audit, auditing, auditors, clinic, credit card, entertainment, investigation, law enforcement, mayor, misappropriations, misdemeanor, municipal government, scam, SCANDAL, school bus, sex shop, taxes, taxpayers, traffic violation, treatment
SOUTHAVEN — Southaven Mayor Greg Davis has surrendered to authorities after he was charged with passing a school bus in a private vehicle that displayed blue police-type lights. The Commercial Appeal reports the misdemeanor charge, stemming from an incident last week. The embattled mayor was already the target of state auditors and the FBI investigating [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 27,2012
Tags: alderman, aldermen, audit, board of aldermen, Cars, clinic, credit card, entertainment, investigation, mayor, meeting, misappropriations, municipal government, SCANDAL, sex, treatment
SOUTHAVEN — The Southaven Board of Aldermen unanimously voted to take action on the state auditor’s request that they review Mayor Greg Davis’ city-issued credit card. But only the dozen or so people in a two-hour closed-door meeting know exactly what that action was because city officials refused to release any information on the matter. [...] [...]
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