Archive for March, 2007

Isle of Capri Expansion

Wednesday, March 28th, 2007

This is more great news for Biloxi and Mississippi. Just another sign that the growth after Katrina is going to be amazing.
1.8-acre wetlands filled in already

By TOM WILEMON
BILOXI - Isle of Capri Casinos Inc. is shortening the brand name of its Biloxi property to The Isle with its $180 million expansion.
The expansion, when complete in […]

IP Casino donates $500,000 to Biloxi

Tuesday, March 27th, 2007

IP Casino & Resort, on behalf of the Engelstad Family Foundation, presented Biloxi with a check for $500,000 this afternoon at the City Council meeting.
Owen Nitz and Jeff Cooper, trustees for the Engelstad Family Foundation begun by the late Ralph Engelstad and his wife Betty, gave the city $500,000 to show the IP Casino’s commitment […]

Hard Rock Biloxi bringing music artifacts back for July opening

Monday, March 26th, 2007

BILOXI - Elvis Presley’s Army uniform, found on a mannequin floating in the Mississippi Sound, will be back on display when the Hard Rock Biloxi reopens on July 7.
B.B. King’s original guitar “Lucille” will return along with the guitars of Johnny Cash and KISS.
Some of the rock artifacts will be in pristine condition, but others […]

Moving Biloxi casinos ashore paying off

Thursday, March 22nd, 2007

With gross revenues from Coast casinos topping pre-Katrina levels, it looks like Mississippi gambled and won on its industry reinvestment strategy of allowing gaming to come onshore.
In the days after the hurricane struck the Mississippi Gulf Coast, the casino industry saw firsthand that floating barges were not the way to go - billions in investments […]

Airline to link gambling meccas

Thursday, March 22nd, 2007

I found this article and was a little upset. I think the Gulf Coast should be focusing on areas that don’t have access to gambling. I think they would get a lot more visitors if there were able to get more low cost carriers flying in and out of Biloxi/Gulfport. For instance, there is nothing […]