by Associated Press Published: February 1,2012
Tags: amendment, casinos, Commercial Real Estate, construction, Conventions, gamblers, gambling, gaming, hospitality, hotels, lease, lodging, meetings, municipal government, real estate, restaurants, state government, tourism, tourists, visitors
NATCHEZ — Roth Hill casino developers have been asked to send a copy of their finalized lease with the city of Natchez to the gaming commission because the recently proposed lease amendment ties the lease to the funding of the casino.
The Mississippi Gaming Commission deputy director Eddie Williams tells The Natchez Democrat Natchez Gaming Enterprises, [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: January 27,2012
Tags: casinos, Conventions, employment, entertasinment, gamblers, gambling, gaming, hospitality, hotels, jobs, layoffs, lodging, meetings, restaurants, tourism, tourists, unemployment, visitors, workers
BILOXI — IP Casino has laid off employees at its Biloxi gambling house.
General manager Jack Bernsmeier tells The Sun Herald the layoffs were modest and was “in the dozens.”
Bernsmeier says the layoffs this week were across all departments. He says those workers can apply for jobs at 16 Boyd casinos in six states.
Boyd operates Sam’s [...] [...]
JACKSON — The Jackson City Council has approved spending as much as $91,000 to study whether an arena should be built in downtown Jackson.
The Clarion-Ledger reports the remainder of the $109,500 study will be paid for with private funds.
The council voted on the issue Monday night.
Brailsford and Dunlavey of Washington, D.C., will lead a team [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: January 24,2012
Tags: casinos, Conventions, gambling, gaming, hospitality, hotels, lodging, meetings, revenues, rstaurants, tourism, tourists, visitors, winnings
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Mississippi casinos won more money from gamblers in December, the only month in 2011 that gaming revenues were higher than in 2010.
For the year, gamblers lost $2.24 billion in the state’s casinos, down 6.3 percent from 2010 and the lowest amount since 1998. The take at Gulf Coast casinos dropped only marginally, [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: January 20,2012
Tags: casinos, Conventions, gambling, gaming, hospitality, hotels, lodging, meetings, restaurants, tourism, tourists, visitors
BILOXI — The new regional president for Caesars Entertainment South says the company is looking at what to do with the skeleton of a casino that stands uncompleted on the Biloxi beach.
Daniel T. Real tells The Sun Herald he and the new general manager of the Grand Biloxi, Jonathan Jones, are putting together updated options [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: January 19,2012
Tags: casinos, construction, Conventions, entertainment, gamblers, gambling, gaming, hospitality, hotels, lodging, meetings, restaurants, tourism, visitors, yourists
BILOXI — Hard Rock Casino Biloxi is considering building a 12-story hotel tower that would add 154 hotel rooms.
The resort presently has 317 rooms.
The Sun Herald reports Hard Rock officials met yesterday with Biloxi’s Development Review Committee to show preliminary plans for a tower to be built along U.S. 90 north of the resort’s swimming [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: January 18,2012
Tags: casinos, Conventions, gamblers, gambling, gaming, hospitality, hotels, lodging, meetings, opening, restaurants, tourism, tourists, visitors
BILOXI — Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville Casino and Restaurant is scheduled to open the week of May 20 in East Biloxi.
Karen Sock, general manager of Margaritaville, made the announcement yesterday during a meeting of the Biloxi City Council.
Sock says the resort will create 1,000 new jobs and open up the Point Cadet area of Biloxi for [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: January 18,2012
Tags: alcohol, beer, elections, hospitality, law, liquor, municipal government, restaurants, state government, tourism, tourists, visitors, voters, votes, Voting
CORINTH — The City of Corinth will ask the Legislature to approve a city-only vote on the sale of alcoholic beverages.
The Daily Corinthian reports the board of aldermen voted 5-1 yesterday to present a resolution to lawmakers now meeting in Jackson.
But opponents argued the city is unfairly cutting Alcorn County residents out of the process.
State [...] [...]
BROOKHAVEN — A stalled hotel construction project in Brookhaven has come back to life.
Developer Jackie’s International Inc. obtained a building permit last month to renew work on a proposed Holiday Inn Express near Interstate 55.
Construction has moved forward intermittently since then.
A company official told The Daily Leader of Brookhaven he hopes construction will be completed [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: January 13,2012
Tags: demolition, downtown, entertainment, food, hospitality, music, nightclubs, restaurants, tourism, tourists, visitors
GREENVILLE — For many in the Greenville area and for many years, the bar and restaurant called One Block East was a home away from home.
The city tore the building down yesterday.
Stanley Sherman, who owned the establishment when it opened in 1971, said he has only one thing to say.
“What a shame,” he said.
He opened [...] [...]
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