Mississippi News - Page 54

News Brief: Six Mississippi Gulf Coast casinos shut down by Hurricane Katrina are expected to be open by the end of the year, joining the three already in operation.

News Brief: Governor Haley Barbour said Hurricane Katrina washed away casino industry concerns the state would raising the gaming tax.

News Brief: Harrah's Entertainment sold the Grand Casino Gulfport for $55 million to Rick Carter and Terry Green, who operate the Copa Casino.

News Brief: After nearly three years of anticipation, Greenville, Mississippi, will soon see the beginnings of a new gaming establishment in the downtown area.

News Brief: Hard Rock Casino & Hotel in Biloxi moved a step closer toward rebuilding Thursday when the Mississippi Gaming Commission approved a deal by a New York holding company to buy into the casino.

News Brief: The Mississippi State Tax Commission issued the gross gambling revenue report for March on Tuesday, and the numbers indicate that the market remains steady.

News Brief: Harrah's Entertainment plans to spend $85 million to $90 million to reopen the Grand Casino Biloxi on or before Aug. 17.

News Brief: The $1 billion Broadwater Resort proposal unanimously passed the City Council on Tuesday, with stipulations that finalized plans would have to be approved by a review committee.

WPT Boot Camp will conduct its first two-day poker school just outside Memphis, Tennessee, on April 15-16 at Gold Strike Casino Resort in Mississippi.

Harrah's Entertainment will reopen a smaller version of the Grand Casino in Biloxi, Mississippi, this summer as the company plans to reconfigure the Mississippi Gulf Coast site into a destination resort, officials said Tuesday.

Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. reports plans to reopen Grand Casino Biloxi this summer, in the first phase of plans to create a destination resort on the Mississippi Gulf Coast.

News Brief: The Mississippi Gaming Commission on Thursday approved site plans for what will be Gulfport's first land-based casino and granted time extensions to two other casino projects.

News Brief: Gulfside Casino Partnership have closed on the purchase of the Grand Casino Gulfport property from Harrah's Entertainment.

News Brief: Bernie Burkholder and Treasure Bay Gaming & Resorts announced jointly this morning that Burkholder has stepped down as chief executive officer of the privately held gambling company.

News Brief: The $1 billion Broadwater Resort proposal passed the Biloxi Planning Commission on Thursday, with stipulations that plans for future phases would have to be approved by