Gulf
Coast Casinos Reveal Plans
As reported by the Clarion Ledger:
"Every gaming company with a Gulf Coast
casino except one plans to unveil part of its
plan when the Mississippi Gaming commission
meets today at Imperial Palace Casino in Biloxi
"The
one holdout is Harrah's Entertainment, which
owns Grand Casino-Biloxi and Grand Casino-Gulfport.
"…Hurricane
Katrina on Aug. 29 severely damaged 11 of the
12 casinos operating on the Gulf Coast. A 13th
casino, Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Biloxi,
was days from opening and suffered damage.
"The
Gulf Coast casinos employed 17,000 people and
contributed $500,000 in state and local gaming
tax revenue daily…"
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