South Beach Casino delayed
It looks like the application for the casino portion of the South Beach Biloxi Resort and Spa will be delayed. The good thing is construction on the first tower continues as normal with a completion date set for Labor Day.
The Sun Herald Reported:
The answer to whether a casino will be allowed north of U.S. 90 will have to wait a little longer, since the application isn’t on the Mississippi Gaming Commission’s June 19 agenda as first expected.
“We certainly hope to be on the July agenda,” said Reed Guice, spokesman for RW Development, which has proposed building a casino on the northeast corner of U.S. 90 and Veterans Avenue. RW also owns commercial land on the south side of 90, but a strip of sand beach remains between that property and the water.
On April 8 the City Council changed the zoning to waterfront, which is needed before the Gaming Commission will decide if it is a legal casino site. That decision typically comes the same day as the proposal is made to the Gaming Commission…
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