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Buddy Jewell to Headline Hurricane Katrina Benefit Concert

8 September 2005

Country music star, Buddy Jewell will headline a Hurricane Katrina Benefit Concert co-presented by KIX 106 and Sam’s Town Tunica Hotel & Gambling Hall. All proceeds will go to benefit the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Efforts.

Gulf Casino Workers Anxious

8 September 2005

Less than two weeks after Hurricane Katrina laid waste to the Gulf Coast's gaming industry, some of the area's 14,000 casino workers are growing anxious about the future.

MGM Mirage to Rebuild in Biloxi

8 September 2005

MGM Mirage announced today that plans for recovery and rebuilding its Beau Rivage Resort in Biloxi, Mississippi, are underway.

Foreign Casino Workers in Limbo

6 September 2005

News Brief: Many Mississippi casino foreign workers are left in limbo because their guest worker visas require them to work at a casino that no longer exists.

Harrah's Plans Temporary Mississippi Casino

6 September 2005

Harrah's Entertainment's top executive is recommending the Mississippi government allow the company to build a temporary casino on land to replace its Grand Casino Biloxi riverboat, which was hurled ashore and destroyed in Hurricane Katrina.

Gulf Coast Workers Consider Vegas

6 September 2005

Steve Bottfeld, a local analyst with consumer-research company Marketing Solutions, said the Las Vegas market could begin to see noticeable in-migration from the Gulf Coast within 60 days.

Casinos Looking for Answers

6 September 2005

While the Gulf Coast casinos were all covered by some form of business interruption and property damage insurance, it is unclear if the individual policies will keep their corporate owners from having to pay out of pocket to rebuild their multimillion-dollar gambling halls.

Mississippi Reconsiders Casino Regulations

2 September 2005

As gaming companies continue to evaluate their losses in the hurricane-ravaged Gulf Coast, changes may be sought in Mississippi's gaming regulations before casino operators commit to rebuilding their multimillion-dollar gambling halls.

Casino Firms Worry About Employees

1 September 2005

Casino companies say they are focused on the immediate hurricane relief effort and are trying to reconnect with employees.

Ameristar Casinos Reopens Ameristar Vicksburg

1 September 2005

Ameristar Casinos, Inc. reopened its Vicksburg casino at 4 p.m. Central time on Wednesday after the facility was closed due to Hurricane Katrina.

Penn National Mississippi Casinos Remain Closed

1 September 2005

Penn National reports that the company’s Casino Magic - Bay St. Louis, in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi and the Boomtown Biloxi casino in Biloxi, Mississippi remain closed, and the company is currently unable to provide an estimate on re-opening dates for these properties.

Hurricane Obliterates Gulf Coast Casinos

31 August 2005

Hurricane Katrina picked up entire casinos along the Gulf Coast and hurled them ashore, devastating the lucrative riverboat gambling industry for months and potentially years to come.

Hurricane Katrina's Aftermath: Casinos Sort Out Damage

31 August 2005

Hurricane Katrina devastated Mississippi's $2.7 billion-a-year casino industry, especially the hard-hit Gulf Coast communities of Biloxi and Gulfport.

MGM Mirage Properties Damaged by Katrina

31 August 2005

Terry Lanni, Chairman and CEO of MGM Mirage, reports that Beau Rivage has sustained significant damage due to Hurricane Katrina.

Harrah's Entertainment Provides Update of Hurricane Damage

31 August 2005

Harrah’s is still unable to estimate the full extent of damage at Harrah's New Orleans, Grand Casino Biloxi and Grand Casino Gulfport, although it is apparent that the Biloxi and Gulfport properties have suffered extensive damage.

Mississippi Casinos Damage Could Hurt State

30 August 2005

News Brief: Dan McDaniel, a Jackson gaming lawyer, said Hurricane Katrina's impact on Mississippi could be huge, depending upon how severely casinos are damaged and how long they stay shut.

Heard It On The River

26 August 2005

Rudi Schiffer gives the lowdown on the latest news from the resorts in Tunica, Mississippi.

Jack Binion Legacy Home at Horseshoe

23 August 2005

Rudi Schiffer gives the lowdown on the latest news from the resorts in Tunica, Mississippi.

Competition Breeds Added Benefits

22 August 2005

News Brief: After six years of relative stability, the Mississippi Coast casino market is entering a new era of expansion and increased competition.

Hard Rock Biloxi Caters to Hip Crowd

19 August 2005

News Brief: Book a room at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Biloxi and you'll find rock 'n' roll blaring, large plasma screen TVs in all the hotel rooms and lavish colors.

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