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Will the Gold Coast in Biloxi be a reality?? RW Development says a casino proposal they’ll present to Biloxi’s Planning Commission on Thursdays will be for the new Gold Coast.

The Gold Coast Resort would be the latest investment made by RW Development in the Biloxi strip. It’s South Beach condominium is out of the ground. And a Veterans Place development with apartments and shops could be built north of the tracks in three months. It turns out, those projects could be considered RW Development’s appetizer.

The location would be at Veterans Avenue and Highway 90. For those of you who are not familiar with the location, it would be located near the Treasure Bay.

Complete article from the WLOX:
RW Development Ready To Pitch A Biloxi Casino

Here are some initial sketches.

Good news for Biloxi and the Biloxi Tourist Industry. Biloxi is going to be in a two page article in the March issue of Budget Travel magazine.

According to the Sun Hearld the article will include photos of the Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art pod pavilion on the beach along with the casino strip, Mary Mahoney’s, Emeril’s Gulf Coast Fish House and Hard Rock Casino. They’ll learn the Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport has more direct flights now than before Katrina, and that the Biloxi Bay Bridge again connects Biloxi with the live-music bars in Ocean Springs like the Julep Room Lounge.

Budget Travel is a popular magazine and this will be good exposure for Biloxi. I just went over to the Budget Travel Magazine website (BudgetTravel.com) and it looks like they post their current issue online for everyone to read. We will have to check again at the begining of March to fully verify.
About Budget Travel Magazine:
Arthur Frommer’s Budget Travel magazine; offering travel guides, travel tips, and advice on trip planning, restaurant recommendations, city guides, and popular destinations.

Don’t forget to visit Biloxi Casinos! 

BILOXI - The gross casino revenue was just released for the first month of 2008 at Biloxi’s eight casinos and figures are the highest since September 2007 but lower than last January.

The casinos won $80.4 million for Jan. 2008 compared to $85.9 million in Jan. ‘07.

Prior month earnings were $78.3 million in December, $80.3 million last November and $86 million in September ‘07.

The revenues for all the casinos on the Coast and in the state will be posted next week.

Source: Sun Herald 

The Hard Rock Casino in Biloxi made an amazing donation to Biloxi high school program. They gave the gift of 20 new guitars.

What else was pretty cool was that Todd Harrell with the group 3 Doors Down accompanied the Hard Rock crew.

So next time you are at the Hard Rock Casino in Biloxi, playing blackjack, roulette, slots, or other games and you are mad about losing, just remember they are giving some back to the local community.

Good job Hard Rock!

More information about Hard Rock Biloxi and other casinos can be found at Biloxi 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