PASCAGOULA - A New Orleans casino executive who also is a Pascagoula native believes his industry is just one of the many participants helping to rebuild the Gulf Coast.
“Pascagoula was just a great place to grow up,” said Jim Hoskins, general manager of Harrah’s New Orleans Casino. “It has great people and great family values.”
When […]
Back Bay casino venture advancing
BILOXI - Partners in a Back Bay casino venture have filed notice with the Mississippi Gaming Commission seeking site approval, but they will first ask Biloxi to rezone part of their 7.9 acres for a resort development.
The site is immediately east of Boomtown Casino. The developer is Bayview Ventures LLC, which […]
Casino companies continue land purchases
By TOM WILEMON
tewilemon@sunherald.com
BILOXI - It would be hard to find anyone who loves Point Cadet more than Fay Bloomberg, but she’s not coming back.
She recently sold her home on Pine Street to East Beach Development Corp., a subsidiary of Harrah’s Entertainment, the parent company of Grand Casino.
“If all the neighbors are […]
WAVELAND — The $80 million Silver Slipper Casino opens to gamblers today, offering an old Vegas blend with contemporary stylings, says general manager John Ferrucci.
“It’s got a bit of Western flair but not cowboy,” said Ferrucci.
It becomes the 10th casino to open on the Gulf Coast since Hurricane Katrina shuttered all 12 gaming operations and […]
BILOXI - The Biloxi City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved an amendment to the Biloxi Hard Rock master plans that will allow it to build a casino on pilings over the water. The casino plans to open next summer.
Source: Sun Herald