2007 Record year for Casinos

BILOXI, Miss. — Mississippi casino officials expect 2007 to have been a record-breaking year for gaming revenue.

Larry Gregory, executive director of the Mississippi Gaming Commission, said “There’s no doubt it will be a record.”

Early last year, Gregory set the ambitious goal of reaching $3 billion for the Mississippi casinos.He said the numbers will fall shy, but “it’s going to be very close.”

The Mississippi State Tax Commission posts the Casino Gross Gaming Revenue around the middle of the month, based on the money gamblers wagered and lost at casinos. The December numbers will show both the month and the year-end tally.

Source: WAPT

Hard Rock Manager Leaving

Hard Rock Biloxi General Manager Leaving After Rebuilding Project

The Hard Rock Biloxi was set to become one of the biggest gaming destinations in Mississippi. The casino downtown was supposed to open and be an instant destination for tourists.

That was before Hurricane Katrina stopped the opening of the casino in its tracks. It was literally a day before the opening of the Hard Rock that the hurricane destroyed the area and postponed the opening.

Joe Billhimer has been the president and general manager of the Hard Rock. He vowed to make sure that the place recovered from the devastation that Katrina brought, and oversee the opening of the casino. Read the rest of this entry »