Golden Nugget eyes Point Cadet
By TOM WILEMON
SUN HERALD
Golden Nugget, one of Las Vegas’s most famous casinos, may put a sister property on Point Cadet.
The Biloxi City Council will hear plans on the proposal Tuesday at 1 p.m. from representatives of Landry’s Restaurant Inc., the restaurant chain that owns the brand.
“I think this is just the beginning of our comeback,” said Mayor A.J. Holloway. “I think Biloxi will see in the next six to eight years, 18 to 20 casinos around the east end of the city, where we have the zoning and the roads built… This proposal makes a statement for Biloxi. I think people are realizing that Biloxi is a strong market and they want to be here.”
The Golden Nugget would go on both private and city-owned property between the Palace Casino and the Isle of Capri - the same location where Ameristar had considered putting a casino earlier this year. Several homeowners on Point Cadet pooled their properties to market the site. The city owns the waterfront property, which is still crucial to a casino development, even though a new state law allows gambling within 800 feet of the water.