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.
Receiving permission [...] [...]
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 he [...] [...]
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 [...] [...]
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 [...] [...]
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.
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Larry Gregory has announced that he will retire as executive director of the Mississippi Gaming Commission, which regulates the casino and bingo industries, as soon as successor is named.
He has worked at the Gaming Commission since 1996, first as chief of staff and then deputy director before being appointed executive director in 2001.
Before coming to [...] [...]
The developers of a $450-million mixed-use gaming village on D’Iberville’s waterfront, as of last week’s deadline, had not gotten on to the agenda for the Mississippi Gaming Commission’s March 24 meeting, after not appearing at the February meeting.
George Toth, president and CEO of CanCan Development, told the Mississippi Business Journal late last year that he [...] [...]
As the economy brightens and construction projects begin again, the gaming industry in Mississippi is hopeful new properties and expansions are on the near horizon. At this time, numerous new casino proposals have won site approval from the Mississippi Gaming Commission but none have moved to the next level with financing.
According to Rob Vickery, spokesman [...] [...]
Moak hopeful Feinberg appointee has better grasp of industry
Casino workers who have had their oil spill claims denied by BP’s Gulf Coast Claims Facility may see their fortunes turn over the next couple of weeks.
In November, the Mississippi Business Journal spoke to a casino worker on the Coast who also worked part-time for a company [...] [...]
Rotate Black hopes next approval comes in January
On Nov. 18, the Mississippi Gaming Commission gave a Michigan company a one-year site approval for its planned casino in Gulfport.
Now comes the hard part.
Rotate Black, a casino and resort management company in Petoskey, Mich., plans to dock a gaming vessel on the old Marine Life property in [...] [...]
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