GULFPORT - Island View Casino made $8.7 million in gross gambling revenue from its Sept. 18 opening to Oct. 21, according to figures released by the city of Gulfport.
The city’s share of taxes from the revenues is $193,000. The Gulfport School District received $61,325.84. More tax money was distributed to other school districts. Island View [...]
BILOXI - MGM Mirage had its best third-quarter earnings ever, with its Mississippi properties contributing to the record profits.
Companywide net revenue was $1.9 billion. A share of the company’s stock earned 54 cents, a 74 percent increase from the same period a year ago.
Beau Rivage was open for only 33 days during the third quarter [...]
BILOXI — Employment at casinos on the Mississippi Gulf Coast is back at pre-Hurricane Katrina levels, says a state gaming regulator.
Mississippi Gaming Commission member John Hairston said Wednesday there are now more than 13,000 people working at coastal casinos.
Hairston, speaking to a Leadership Gulf Coast meeting in Biloxi, said the rebound in jobs from summer [...]
BILOXI - The return of the Southern Gaming Summit to Biloxi in May marks a significant milestone in the recovery and rebirth of the Gulf Coast gaming market after the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
The 14th annual conference and trade show will be held May 9-10 at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum and Convention [...]