Biloxi casinos are ranked eighth in the nation’s top 20 U.S. casino markets with 2008 revenues totaling $951.3 million, according to American Gaming Association’s 2009 State of the States. The renovations and the Casino deals that Biloxi Casinos now offer are the best in the USA. The hotel are plush and cool, the Beau Rivage is the pinnacle of Casino Gaming in the Southeast and is better than many Las Vegas Casinos. Click here for great deals and coupons for Las Vegas

Also, Biloxi Casinos are now offering much better deals for room rates and specials. The Hard Rock Hotel and Casino has room rates during the week for 30-50 dollars a night. This can’t be beat. The Treasure Bay casino is still the casino to go to and stay out if you want to enjoy classic Biloxi. If you want to taste the new Biloxi, then you want to stay at the Imperial Palace and the New Palace. These are the most fun Casinos in the town that is now rated as one of the best places to gamble in the United States.

That’s followed by a State of the Industry report from Virginia McDowell, president of Isle of Capri Casinos; John Payne, president of Harrah’s Entertainment’s Central Division, and Tom Wilmott, president of Penn National Gaming, parent company of Boomtown Biloxi and Hollywood Casino Bay St. Louis.

They know first hand the casino industry in Biloxi has many of the same challenges as businesses around the country.

“Right now everyone is aware of the financial constraints in the market,” said Larry Gregory, executive director of the Mississippi Gaming Commission. Almost all new development is on hold, he said, and most existing casinos are waiting on expansion plans.

Some progress is being made on new casino projects, but John Ellis, one of the developers of Blue Water Bay Resort, said it is probably three years before the casino resort near Pass Christian will be operational.

More info at SunHerald.com

Kennedy says she was in Biloxi for a conference and decided to go have fun at the casino during her free time.

The event, which drew crowds of more than 30,000 last year, kicks off today with the opening of Race Village at 10 a.m. where boats from all nine classes will be on display through Sunday.

Fans can visit Race Village, located north of the Isle Casino, by purchasing a $10 wristband that’s good through the weekend that includes entrance to the premium viewing areas at the Beau Rivage, Hard Rock and Isle Casino parking garages along with the Point Cadet Marina.

VIP viewing areas will be located at the Schooner Pier and Hard Rock.

More info coming soon…

Biloxi Golf Courses should be the starting destination for all visitors planning on planning golf while staying on the Mississippi Gulf Coast.

The courses they have information are:
Bay Breeze Golf Course
Broadwater Golf Club
Sunkist Course
Dogwood Hills Golf Club
Gulf Hills Golf Course
Great Southern Golf Club
Saint Andrews Golf Club
Tramark Golf Course
Gulfport Par-3
The Preserve Golf Club
Shell Landing Golf Course
The Grand Bear
Pine Bayou Golf Course
Fallen Oak Golf Club
Mississippi National Golf Course
Windance Country Club

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MGM Mirage recently announced the schedule of its Spring Break Poker Classic, to be held at the Beau Rivage in Biloxi, Mississippi. The tournament series will feature 22 events from March 27-April 13, with buy-ins ranging from as low as $200 to as high as $2,500.

“MGM Mirage Mississippi’s five high-stakes poker tournaments provide an opportunity for poker enthusiasts of all levels to compete in a variety of events at both Beau Rivage in Biloxi and Gold Strike in Tunica,” said Ken Lambert, Jr., MCM Mirage Mississippi regional director of poker operations.

Besides no-limit hold’em tournaments, the Spring Break Poker Classic will feature events in pot-limit Omaha, Omaha eight-or-better, seven-card stud eight-or-better, and H.O.S.E.

Registration for the series begins March 27 at 6 p.m.

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Biloxi Tourists - Biloxi Tourists attraction overviews.
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Biloxi Parks - Biloxi public parks and even RV Parks.
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Airtran, an Orlando, FL based airline has decided to ends its shuttle service to the Biloxi-Gulfport Airport. The Biloxi Casinos decided against setting up an air service contract and now the AirTran Airways Corp is making them pay for that oversight.

Citing the current Economic Turmoil as the main deciding factor, AirTran has stated that the market is not economically viable for them and they are ending their 10 years of filghts into the casino-rich Biloxi area.

Like other airlines, demand is down and airlines like Delta and AirTran are cutting services, reducing routes, and laying off employees to survive the downturn in the current economy. Hotels and Casinos all over Biloxi have felt the burn of the recession and have seen a major decrease in traverlers, and tourists in the area.

To read more on the shuttles to and from the Biloxi-Gulfport International Airport, click here.

To read more on the state of the Casinos in Biloxi and Gulfport, click here.

The company said the loss reflected reduced spending by consumers at its Las Vegas casinos and the closing of several Gulf Coast properties for hurricanes Gustav and Ike. Grand Biloxi was closed for almost four days during Gustav and streets were closed at times in that area of the city during Ike.

Hopefully this will not slow the building and construction of Margaritaville anymore…