Archive for August, 2006

Grand Casino Biloxi

Wednesday, August 23rd, 2006

I am still waiting on updated pictures from the re-opening of the Grand Casino Biloxi. However I did find a few pictures of the outside of the new casino and hotel.
Expansion is not completed yet, Harrah’s has plans to continue growth in Biloxi and Gulf Coast. Enjoy over 800 of your favorite slots, and more […]

Upcoming Beau Rivage Entertainment

Wednesday, August 23rd, 2006

The Beau Rivage Resort & Casino is expected to reopen in Biloxi, Miss., on Aug. 29, a year after Hurricane Katrina decimated the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Beyond giving the region a major tourism boost, Beau Rivage employs 3,800 people.
Bookings already are being accepted for headline entertainers that include:
Jay Leno (Sept. 9)
Tony Bennett (Sept. 15)
Sinbad (Sept. […]

Biloxi Casino to Reopen on Katrina’s Anniversary

Monday, August 21st, 2006

The sumptuous Beau Rivage Resort & Casino, Biloxi’s most upscale gambling venue before the Big One, is set to reopen on the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina’s landfall, USA Today reports. Sporting a makeover with a masculine color scheme and wood-beamed ceilings (but still with the floral carpet and, hopefully, the lobby’s signature fresh flowers), […]

GRAND ONCE AGAIN

Thursday, August 17th, 2006

Grand Casino Biloxi reopens at 9 tonight!
By TOM WILEMON
tewilemon@sunherald.com
BILOXI - The long hallways, purple-patterned carpet and pot-of-gold logos are gone.
The new Grand Casino Biloxi offers direct access to its gambling floor from the third level of its parking garage. The decor is rich and warm with cherry woods and amber hues. There’s a modernist feel […]

Casinos buying up what’s left of Point

Tuesday, August 15th, 2006

It’s like assembling a jigsaw puzzle

By TOM WILEMON
tewilemon@sunherald.com
BILOXI - It was as close to old Biloxi as you can find on the Point.
Live oaks catch the breeze. Three men shooting the breeze around a trailered fishing boat. Crab traps neatly stacked. Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “Simple Kind of Man” playing on the radio.
The only thing missing was […]