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, [...] [...]
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 [...] [...]
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 [...] [...]
Restaurant workers faring better In late September, a man who lives on the Coast and works for a casino part-time and for a restaurant part-time went into the BP Claims Facility to submit his claim for lost wages as a result of the oil spill. The man, who spoke to the Mississippi Business Journal on [...] [...]
State’s gaming industry slowly recovers from recession while looking at new projects The gaming industry is alive and well in Mississippi despite the recession that has affected this once considered recession-proof industry. The state’s top gaming regulator, a gaming operator and a gaming lawyer all believe the worst is behind and the future looks [...] [...]
After watching his personal and professional dreams get swept away by Hurricane Katrina nearly five years ago, Joseph Manno is back, looking to build a casino on the Biloxi Back Bay at D’Iberville. And, city leaders in D’Iberville are perhaps more excited about the proposed CanCan Casino Resort and Spa than Manno and his team. [...] [...]
W.W. “Bill” Gresham Jr., president of Gresham Petroleum Co. in Indianola and one of three original members of the Mississippi Gaming Commission when it was created in 1993, died Feb. 23 in an Indianola hospital. He was 84. Officials with Boone Card Funeral Home in Indianola say Gresham died at South Sunflower Community Hospital. Gresham’s [...] [...]
Games people play Gregory keeps an eye on gaming across the state Jackson native Larry Gregory is the executive director of the Mississippi Gaming Commission Prior to his appointment in 2001, he served in various capacities with several state agencies, including the state personnel board, Mississippi Transportation Commission and the Mississippi Legislature. He recently sat [...] [...]
D’IBERVILLE — The Mississippi Gaming Commission has approved the site for the proposed Can Can Casino in D’Iberville. The five-acre site is east of Interstate 110 and on the Back Bay. The resort will have a 60,000-square-foot casino with 1,800 slots and 40 table games, four restaurants, a French spa, 250 hotel rooms and suites [...] [...]
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