Archive for December, 2005

Palace Casino to reopen at 9am today!

Friday, December 30th, 2005

The Gulf Coast’s third casino reopening is set for 9 a.m. today, when the Palace Casino Resort in Biloxi will open its doors for the first time since Hurricane Katrina made landfall on Aug. 29.
Resort officials boast more than 800 new slot machines, all with coinless ticket in-ticket out, and 14 table games.
Isle of Capri […]

Rooms tight this weekend

Thursday, December 29th, 2005

Most hotels rented long-term
By TOM WILEMON
tewilemon@sunherald.com
BILOXI - Coast casinos are back to renting rooms to traditional tourists, but anybody who wants to celebrate New Year’s Eve here should book lodging ahead of time instead of driving down to find a room.
Most hotels are rented to long-term guests involved in relief efforts, and the number of […]

Gamblers Line Up To Try Isle’s On Shore Casino

Monday, December 26th, 2005

Bill Kilduff stood at the top of the stairs leading to his hotel.
“I think it’s about time,” the Isle of Capri general manager said. “Let the good times roll.”
Those five words set off a wild celebration. The song “Celebrate” blared out of speakers. And almost 500 guests marched up the steps and headed toward […]

Merry Christmas!

Sunday, December 25th, 2005

Hopefully everyone is having a wonderful Christmas today!
Take some time out or you day to make sure you let the people you love know you love them. Sorry for the run on sentence..
And to everyone supporting the casinos in Biloxi over the Holidays, GOOD LUCK!

Mississippi’s first dockside casino to reopen on land

Saturday, December 24th, 2005

BILOXI, Miss. The Isle of Capri — Mississippi’s first dockside casino in 1992 — will become the first to open on land on Monday.
Gamblers will be able to walk down the lobby past a new buffet and poker room into a ballroom-sized gambling space with table games and slot machines. All the machines are coinless […]