By Holbrook Mohr
The Associated Press
JACKSON, Miss. — Thousands of casino employees on the Gulf Coast are losing insurance benefits and salaries as the companies end post-Hurricane Katrina assistance to concentrate on rebuilding gambling houses hammered by the hurricane.
Two New Orleans casinos remain closed, as do 12 casinos that once dotted Mississippi’s Gulf Coast. Most of [...]
TUNICA, Miss. Tunica County will host the 2006 Southern Gaming Summit.
The event will be held at the Tunica Arena and Expo Center on May fourth and fifth. The event has been moved from the coast because of hurricane damage to the Gulf Coast Coliseum and Convention Center in Biloxi.
Bernie Burkholder, owner of Biloxi’s Treasure Bay [...]
Development would include hotel, marina, employ 3,000 people
By Nell Luter Floyd
nlfloyd@clarionledger.com
A Houston, Texas, restaurant chain that’s expressed interest in building a Biloxi casino development complete with a Ferris wheel, thrill rides, dancing fountains and an aquarium restaurant has an agreement with the property owners that expires later this month.
“Landry’s Restaurants has until Dec. 23 when [...]
by Howard Stutz
Las Vegas Gaming Wire
Las Vegas-based Harrah’s Entertainment laid off most of its 9,400-person Gulf Coast casino work force this week, three months after devastating hurricanes halted operations at five of the company’s casinos in Louisiana and Mississippi.
In letters to displaced employees, Harrah’s said the workers will be given first consideration for new jobs [...]
This article was in the Sun Herald about Larry Gregory, it isn’t all about the Biloxi area casinos but is a good article and the main focus is the Katrina damage to the coast casinos. I think you will enjoy this article..
Larry Gregory, despite personal challenges, stood fast at Commission’s helm through storm
By TOM WILEMON
tewilemon@sunherald.com
BILOXI [...]