Archive for August, 2007

Gulf Coast Casino Industry Completely Recovered

Thursday, August 30th, 2007

With 11 Casinos, July Revenue Almost Breaks All-Time Record
Today marks the start of the Gulf Coast Poker Championship, a 10-event series at the Beau Rivage that’s capped by a $10,000 championship that will be filmed and broadcast by the World Poker Tour.
It also marks the two-year anniversary when an estimated 90 percent of Biloxi’s buildings […]

Mississippi casino results rise

Monday, August 27th, 2007

BILOXI, Mississippi — As reported by the Biloxi Sun Herald: “Two years after Hurricane Katrina shut down the casino business on the Coast, gross gaming revenue soared to a record high of $122.4 million in July, 11 casinos are open compared with 12 before the stormand it’s difficult to keep count of how many more […]

Treasure Bay hotel finally opens

Saturday, August 25th, 2007

Treasure Bay is pretty much the favorite casino of the Biloxi Blog. Of course the Beau Rivage is also on top of the list. But the Bay has always treated me so good, that they get the nod. I am glad to see the hotel finally open. Here is the article from the Sun Herald..
BILOXI […]

Occupancy Soar at IP Casino Resort Spa

Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007

The Four-Diamond IP Casino Resort Spa in Biloxi, Mississippi is an extraordinary post-Katrina success story. The waterfront Biloxi Bay high-rise casino property, named the Imperial Palace Hotel and Casino before the storm, was severely battered by Hurricane Katrina in August 2005. In January 2007 the property re-branded as IP Casino Resort Spa after a total […]

Biloxi Casinos Recovery

Sunday, August 19th, 2007

It was a record-breaking year for the Coast casinos, when Hard Rock Casino opened two years later than expected, Jimmy Buffett brought Margaritaville to Biloxi, Emeril kicked it up a notch in Gulfport and new projects were measured “with a B.”
Billions have been invested in Coast casinos since the storm. The goal for this year’s […]