Archive for July, 2006

Biloxi Trip Tommorrow

Thursday, July 6th, 2006

I will be heading to Biloxi tommorrow for the weekend. I will try to get reviews on all the opened casinos, buffets, entertainment, etc..
I will also be taking a ton of pictures for everyone to see. Check back all next week for a ton of updates.

Coast Casino Execs Encouraged By Holiday Business

Tuesday, July 4th, 2006

Casino executives are pretty encouraged by the number of holiday visitors they’ve seen at their slot machines.
For most of the weekend, business at Biloxi’s five casinos was brisk. It slowed down just a bit Tuesday as gamblers checked out of hotels, and either headed home, or to family celebrations.
Palace Casino General Manager Keith Crosby said [...]

10 Coast casinos to be open by fall

Sunday, July 2nd, 2006

Ten casinos are expected to be back in business on the Mississippi Gulf Coast by this fall, according to the executive director of the Mississippi Gaming Commission.
“Come September or October we’ll be about at the level where we were before Hurricane Katrina,” said Larry Gregory, executive director of the Gaming Commission.
Before the Aug. 29 storm [...]

Mississippi Coast a casino powerhouse

Saturday, July 1st, 2006

Analysts and industry figures suggest the planned $5 billion of investments to rebuild Mississippi’s coastal casino resorts will again relegate Louisiana’s gambling outlets to second-class status.
Some picture the Mississippi coast, already one of the nation’s top gambling markets before Katrina, ranking behind only Las Vegas and Atlantic City, N.J., in terms of prestige, size and [...]