March was a record month for Biloxi Casinos

BILOXI — Coast casinos continue to surpass their pre-Katrina revenue, helping to make March another record-breaker.

Coast casinos earned almost $118.4 million, while casinos in Tunica and other areas along the Mississippi River earned almost $147.3 million during the month, according to a report released Wednesday by the Mississippi State Tax Commission. It was the best March ever for the Coast, the river counties and the state.

The statewide total last month was almost $265.7 million.

“It looks like we’ve got a pretty bright future ahead of us,” said Beverly Martin, the executive director of the Mississippi Casino Operators Association. “We’ve got the Hard Rock opening in July. I see that as an increase to the market. I think that will grow the market, and I think a lot of the analysts will agree with that.”

Coast casinos earned $63.5 million last March and almost $117.8 million in March 2005. Statewide, casinos earned $222.8 million last March and about $259.5 million in August 2005.

There were five Saturdays last month. Generally, the more weekends in a month, the higher the revenue.

There is great interest in the rebirth of casinos on the Coast based on registration for next month’s Southern Gaming Summit in Biloxi, said Martin.

“We’re pushing a 20-percent increase in registration and exhibits over 2005, which was our biggest year,” she said. “That’s a good indicator. We’ve got pretty much all the Wall Street banking firms registered. That tells me and the gaming industry that these people are noticing what we’re doing down here.”

Source: Sun Herald 

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